Universal Exhibition of Paris
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This work has been selected for the project 'Partage Plus – Digitising and Enabling Art Nouveau for Europeana'
Medals
1889
Former collections of the Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia
Inventory number:
034814-N
63 mm
France
Bronze
REPUBLIQUE - FRANÇAISE
Personification of the Republic, facing right.
EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE / PARIS 1889
Allegory rewarding the work of building the exposition grounds. In the background, the main symbol of the fair, the Eiffel Tower, which served as the entrance archway.
Century: 19th
Subject: Allegory