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Universal Exposition Medal of Award
Jules-Clément Chaplain (French, 1839–1909)
Third Republic
1900
Mint: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Gold
Credit Line
Gift of Professor Emeritus F. H. Norton and the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Accession Number1971.562
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionMedallion - of Exposition Universelle Internationale - Side 1: face of Liberty wearing the liberty cap and an oak-leaf wreath - oak tree and view of Paris in the background - words: "Republique Francaise" around edges - Side 2: winged figure of Fame carrying the symbol of the inventive craftsman above a view of the exposition buildings - words: "Exposition Universelle Internationale" and date 1900 around edge-signed "J.C. Chaplin, Grueby Faience Co., Boston"