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Ref: 7041 |
France,
Leon Gambetta (politician), Monument erected 1888, bronze medal by S E Vernier
Obv:
bust of Leon Gambetta left Rev: view of the Gambetta monument Edge: cornucopiae BRONZE and numbered 46 Condition: Good very fine or better; Diameter: 70mm References: CGMP3/387E Notes: Leon Gambetta (1838-1882). The monument stood in the
open space of the Louvre, where today’s glass pyramid is now. In 1941 the
bronze statue at its top was melted down for the war effort by the Vichy
government and in 1954 the entire edifice was dismantled. However the actual
depiction of Gambetta was preserved and eventually re-erected
in 1982 in a small park not far from the Pere
Lachaise cemetery. Price £70 |
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