Ancient & British Coins, Artefacts, World Coins, Historical Medals and Banknotes

France, France, L’Homme Étudiant le Vol des Oiseaux, c.1920, a bronze award medal by E. Fraisse, seated figure with notebook studying birds in flight, reverse bird in foreground, balloon, dirigible and early monoplane behind, named (Mesnil-Val), 51mm. About extremely fine, nicely patinated; in maroon case of issue (£30-40)

Mesnil-Val, Normandy