FRANCE. Seine-et-Oise Agricultural Show Gold Award Medal, 1909. Paris Mint. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED. Diameter: 36.0mm; Weight: 27.63 gms. By D. Dupuis. Engraved and presented to the Horticultural Society of the two Cantons of Dourdon. Obverse: DEPARTMENTDE SEINE ET OISE, Knowledge seated left on base, holding wreath in each hand; child below, reading from book and holding trumpet; Reverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE, PRIX / DU / CONSEIL / GENERAL in four lines; laurel branch curving around to left; below, decorative plaque engraved "COMICE AGRICOLE SEINE-ET-OISE / HORTICULTURE / A LA SOCIETE DHORTICULTURE / DES DEUX CANTONS / DE DOURDAN / 1909" in six lines. Edge</em>: [cornucopia hallmark] 1 OR. This alluringly matte specimen features yellow-gold hues throughout and a very delicate Art Nouveau design upon the obverse. From the Provence Collection of French Art Medals.
