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A beautiful French medal made in 1887 to commemorate the
opening of the SUEZ CANAL in 1869.
Obverse : Two females, one with a torch, (showing the way?) the other with a collecting box? (asking for a payment to use the canal?) with a cornucopia at their feet. Behind them is a map of the route of the canal from the Mediterranean sea to the Red Sea
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Reverse : Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez
Le 17 novembre 1869
- Le canal maritime a ete ouvert a la grande navigation -
Metal : Silver Size: 42 mm
Engraver : Louis Oscar Roty (France)
EDGE: Cornucopia - 2Argent
CONDITION: good EF with very sharp edges
DETAILS of ENGRAVER:
ROTY, Louis Oscar (1846-1911) is by far the most famous French engraver in the world. Trained as a painter, he had an uneventful debut as an engraver, but by 1875 he won the Grand Prize at the Rome Competition. Thereafter, his skills were in high demand. Amongst his many distinctions, he was selected for Academy of Arts of Paris in 1888 and was awarded the dignity of Commandeur of the Legion d’Honneur in 1900. Many ascribe the resurgence of the Renaissance-era engraved rectangular plaquettes as objets d’art to Roty (he created several fantastic pieces). By far his most famous work is that of ‘Semeuse’, the woman sowing seeds who still appears on most official French coins. He was a leading creative visionary during his era and has influenced many engravers and artists ever since.
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