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French National Communal Shooting Society Medallion, 1875 by EP Tasset
$ 21.12
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Description
French National Communal Shooting Society Medallion, 1875.
By Ernest Paulin Tasset. Gilt bronze; 78.5mm. Struck medal set in high-relief oak wreath casting metal frame with integral loop.
Obverse
: Bare head, left, of President Marshal MacMahon; MAC-MAHON PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE.
Reverse
: Trophy of target, rifles, banners with oak and laurel wreath; SOCIETE NATIONALE DU TIR DES COMMONS • A. DUQUESNE, DIRECTEUR
.
Condition
: EXTREMELY FINE. A spectacular confection from a France smarting from Prussian defeat 4 years
earlier.