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<p>[QUOTE="davidh, post: 479383, member: 15062"]The wording on the obverse "Comice Agricole de Vervins" -Aisne- translates to "Agricultural Show" in Vervins (city) - Aisne (department, equivalent to a state). Aisne is in the northeast of France and was formerly part of the Champaigne region.</p><p><br /></p><p>The medal is bronze and is for a third prize at the show. There is also a silver medal, and I suppose maybe a gold one too. I think it may be from 1850 although there have been other shows there in other years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="davidh, post: 479383, member: 15062"]The wording on the obverse "Comice Agricole de Vervins" -Aisne- translates to "Agricultural Show" in Vervins (city) - Aisne (department, equivalent to a state). Aisne is in the northeast of France and was formerly part of the Champaigne region. The medal is bronze and is for a third prize at the show. There is also a silver medal, and I suppose maybe a gold one too. I think it may be from 1850 although there have been other shows there in other years.[/QUOTE]
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