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Specifications:
• Diameter: 1.524 inches (approx. 38.7 mm)
• Weight: 36 grams
• Edge Marked: “2 ARGENT” with hallmark
• Composition: Solid 80% silver (.800 fineness typical for French medals of this period)
Offered here is an original 1936 French Ministry of Agriculture award medal issued for the Concours Central Hippique, Paris (Central Horse Show).
The medal is in excellent condition and has a pleasing natural patina consistent with age.
This is an authentic French government-issued equestrian award medal. A substantial and historic pre-WWII silver medal.
Bouchard stamped on the medallion refers to Henri Bouchard (1875–1960), a renowned French sculptor and medallist.
