Third Republic (1870-1940). Uniface casting, the return of Alsace-Lorraine by P. Roche ND (c.1918).

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Third Republic (1870-1940). Uniface casting, the return of Alsace-Lorraine by P. Roche ND (c.1918).
Av. LE RETOUR. On a laurel branch, a stork spread out with Strasbourg cathedral in background; PR monogram signature [And with a flight now free, the bird of Alsace can fly over Strasbourg cathedral to find its nest].
Rv. Smooth.
Roche 80 - Maier p.317-318 - Orsay 2012 252 - Medor 1265 ; Gilded bronze - 171 g - 100 mm - 12 h
From the collection of Nicolas Maier.
With small hanging hole. Superb.
Pierre Henry Ferdinand Massignon, known as Pierre Roche (1855-1922), was a painter, sculptor, medalist, gemstone engraver and ceramist. A former pupil of Dalou, Rodin and Roll, he exhibited at the Salon de la Société des artistes français and at the Société nationale des Beaux-Arts, of which he was a founder. He won a silver medal at the 1900 Universal Exhibition (group II, class 9) and exhibited at the 1910 New York International Exhibition. This cast is part of a series of medals on the metal history of the First World War, published in 1922.