France, Third Republic. U.S.O. Olympic Games Sport Medal 1911 Auction enamel loss to obverse centre

enamel loss to obverse centre

by Major F

52 m m (w) x 54

the obverse consisting of a Kriegsmarine-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

center patinated and separately attached

France, Third Republic. U.S.O. Olympic Games Sport Medal 1911 Auction enamel loss to obverse centreIn bronze gilt, obverse illustrating a man running, a ribbon banner at the left framing his right foot and inscribed "FORCE COURAGE", crossed branches of oak leaves and laurel leaves at the right, with his left foot touching the junction of the branches, engraver marked with the forename "PAUL", the surname beginning with a "F" and the rest of the letters faint, reverse inscribed "U. S. O. JEUX OLYMPIQUES 1911" in the centrepiece, within an open ended