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Item No. 36310 FRENCH SOUTHERN & ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES: AR ¼ euro, 2004, KM-XE11, pattern essai, Oscar Roty's medal Semeuse 1898, Brilliant Uncirculated. You are bidding on a 2004 dated silver ¼ euro pattern coin struck for the French Southern and Antarctic Territories - Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (TAAF), an overseas territory of France, established in 1955, that consists of several groups of islands in the southern Indian Ocean and a sector of Antarctica that is claimed by France. The Antarctic territory is called Adélie Coast (Terre Adélie). It includes the area between 136° and 143° east longitude south of the Antarctic Circle and is about 389,000 km2 (150,200 mi2) in area. A staffed research station is located at Base Dumont d'Urville. The island components include the Kerguelen Islands, a group of one large and some 300 small islands, with a total area of about 7,000 km2 (2,700 mi2); the Crozet Islands, consisting of 5 large and 15 tiny islands, with a combined area of about 300 km2 (116 mi2); St. Paul Island, which is about 7 km2 (2.7 mi2); and Amsterdam Island (Nouvelle-Amsterdam), with an area of 60 km2 (23 mi2). All are rugged volcanic islands, uninhabited except for the various research stations. The obverse features a portrait of the French medallist, Louis Oscar Roty, 1846-1911. The reverse features La Semeuse (the Sower) from his 1898 design that has graced French coins for more that a century. 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 a 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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