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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 25979112, member: 77639&quot;]Medal designed for the Paris Expo of 1900 by Chaplain. Obverse: Depicts the head of Maryanne, France’s Ms. Liberty, in a Phrygian bonnet near a growing oak tree which has put a laurel wreath around her head. A view of the Paris skyline to the right. Reverse: The winged figure of Victory, holding a laurel wreath and a palm branch and carrying an Olympic winner on her back. See the pics below.</p><p><br /></p><p>There was a huge variety of these. The main difference was the name inscription on the reverse. The names could refer to famous people, contest winners, expo sponsors and expo booth holders. For the medal in the pics, I’m not sure if E. Jolibois was the French politician and philosopher who died in 1896 or the prominent publisher who was active during 1900.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to the bronze medal shown here, there were also silver-plated and gilt versions and solid silver versions. The medals are 63-64 mm (2.5 inches) in diameter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe the reverse looks familiar to you.&nbsp; See the last pic.&nbsp; Yep, Campbell won a gilt medal for its soup.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1652679[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1652680[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1652681[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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