ALGÉRIE - ALGERIA Fourth Republic (1947-1958). Medal, automobile club of the province of Algiers, Mediterranean-Le Cap rally, copy of Governor General Le Beau, by R. Delamarre 1951, Paris. Av. ASSOCIATION DES AMIS DU SAHARA ET DE L'EURAFRIQUE. A Tuareg with spear and shield in the desert, in a landscape where vehicles are passing by; signature R. DELAMARRE. Rv. AUTOMOBILE CLUB DE LA PROVINCE D'ALGER. Map of Africa, surmounted by an armed rider, two natives and a team of oxen. Cartouche inscribed RALLYE AUTOMOBILE: MEDITERRANEE-LE CAP / 1951 and monogrammed RD signature. Ruedas 251 v. - Esc.382 v.; Silver plated bronze - 211.5 g - 77 mm - 12 h With attribution to M. LE GOUVERNEUR GÉNÉRAL LE BEAU. From iNumis and the Pierre-René Bauquis collection. Hallmarks (horn) BRONZE. Spectacular example of large module, with a matt grey patina. Very rare. Superb at Fleur de coin. After the Second World War, the British and French successively broke the record for crossing Africa by car, reducing it to 13 days. 1951 was the year of "Cape fever", and in January and February Octave Meynier (1874-1961) organised a rally from Algiers to Cape Town, a 16,000 km (10,000 mile) event sponsored by the Automobile Club de la Province d'Alger, which attracted a small group of participants. For political reasons, the winners were declared equal: the drivers of a French Delahaye, an American Jeep and a British Land Rover.