Ancient, British and World Coins, Medallions and Books

FRANCE, Caisse d’Épargne et de Prévoyance, Paris, 1894, a bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, named (E.P. Vernege, Administrateur, 1935-1945), 57mm (PBE 62; BDM I, 403); La Pensée, 1941, a uniface bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, back engraved (À la meilleure des Mamans pour son 80ème Anniversaire, ses Enfants, 2 Janvier 1943), 96 x 71mm (CGMP p.331; cf. DNW M1, 1712); United Nations, Assemblée Générale, Paris, 1948, a bronze medal, unsigned, named (Mme M. Legrand-Falco, Past-Presidente, 24-10-62, Fondation du Comité Français ONG-ONU), 68mm; Cinquantenaire du Métro, 1950, a bronze medal by J. Costa, 50mm (CGMP –); André Aubin, 1958, a bronze medal by M. Delannoy, 80mm (CGMP –); Général Ingold, 1960, a bronze medal by Josette Hébert-Coeffin, 68mm (CGMP p.417); Président Charles de Gaulle, 1962, a bronze medal by Josette Hébert-Coeffin, 81mm, lettered edge (CGMP p.415); Paris, VI Arrondissement, 1965, a bronze medal by M. Delannoy, named (Melle. Jeanne Soumastre, 1939-1974), 68mm (CGMP p.594); René Cassin, 1965, a bronze medal by Ginette Bingguely-Lejeune, 68mm (CGMP p.233) [9]. Second brightly polished, others mostly extremely fine; three in cases £100-150

Marcelle Legrand-Falco (1880-1985), who lived to the advanced age of 104, devoted her life to the fight against female prostitution and was a particularly active feminist in the inter-War years