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Item No. 36307 FRENCH GUIANA: AR ¼ euro, 2004, KM-—, pattern essai, Oscar Roty's medal Christofle 1892, Brilliant Uncirculated. You are bidding on a 2004 dated silver ¼ euro pattern coin struck for the departement de la Guyane, a French overseas possession located in South America. The obverse features a portrait of the French medallist, Louis Oscar Roty, 1846-1911. The reverse features a vignette from his 1892 silver plaque for the 50th anniversary of the foundation of "Christofle." Charles Christofle (1805-63) was a silversmith and established his internationally-renowned business in 1842. Louis-Oscar Roty (1846-1911) studied painting as well as sculpture and was pupil to Lecoq de Boisboudran, Dumont and Ponscarme. In 1872 Roty competed for the Prix de Rome for which he received a second prize award, from 1873 he exhibited at the Salon. Roty received the Grand Rrix de Rome in 1875 and spent three years in Italy before returning to Paris. In 1888 he was appointed professor and in 1897 President of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In 1889 he was awarded a Grand Prix at the Exposition Universelle in Paris and was created Officer of the Legion of Honor the same year. In 1905 he received a medal of honour at the Salon. He became a Commander of the Legion of Honor which crowned a very successful career. His works are to be found in all European museums, a great number of his medals and plaquettes can be viewed in the Kunsthalle Hamburg and the Musée Oscar Roty in Jargeau/France. He his probably best known in France and around the world for his 1898 engraving of "Semeuse (the Sower)" which graced French coins for nearly a century. The coin is 27mm in diameter and contains one quarter troy ounce of pure silver. Mintage is limited to 2,000 pieces and it is struck in FDC quality. Photo is of type only. Since actual coins are individually hand crafted, minor die imperfections may be encountered. |
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