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France, 1909. Argentina/France. Anatole France, plated bronze medal by J.M. Lubary, bust left in cap, reverse HOMENAJE AL MAESTRO BUENOS-AIRES, 71mm. Very fine; in a blue (non-original) case (£50-70)

Jacques Anatole François Thibault, better known under the pseudonym Anatole France (1844-1924), French novelist, poet, critic and man of letters; awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1921