Historical and Art Medals

France, 1889. France. The Opening of the Eiffel Tower, a silver medal by A. Charpentier, workmen with stanchion, date 1889 below, reverse the top of the tower, 50UVENIR DE L'ASCENSION, 41mm (PBE 145; BDM I, 411; MFC pl. 25). The very first issue with 1889 date, about very fine, scarce in silver

Alexandre Louis Marie Charpentier (1856-l 909), Parisian sculptor and medallist, studied under Ponscarme. The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of the Centenary of the French Revolution