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Le Petit Provençal, Médaille d'E. Fraisse ND
Bronze | 33.5 g | 40 mm |
Location | France |
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Period | Third Republic (1870-1940) |
Type | Medals › Award medals |
Composition | Bronze |
Weight | 33.5 g |
Diameter | 40 mm |
Thickness | 2.5 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Updated | 2024-11-12 |
Numista | N#336228 |
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Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
A captioned parchment on a bouquet of laurel and oak leaves.
Lettering: LE / PETIT PROVENÇAL
Edge
Smooth with punch and inscription
Lettering: BRONZE
Comment
Le Petit Provençal is a former regional daily newspaper for Marseille and southeastern France, published between 1880 (5th year) and 1944 (69th year).Geoffroy Velten (1831-1915), a Lutheran and Alsatian businessman based in Marseille, and Jean-Baptiste-Amable Chanot (1855-1920) lawyer and mayor of Marseille, were behind the creation of La Jeune République, the first version of Le Petit Provençal.
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