Lot no. 481
IVORY COAST - IVORY COAST
Fourth Republic (1947-1958). Gold medal, 10th anniversary of the inauguration of the port of Abidjan, after É. Monier 1951, Paris.
Av. JEUNE FILLE/ SENOUFO. Head on the left of a young Senoufo girl, below signed EMILE MONIER/ 1930.
Rv. PORT OF ABIDJAN/ -1951-. View of the port and city of Abidjan, balafon and legend -COTE D'IVOIRE-, -AFRIQUE- OCCIDENTALE- FRANÇAISE-; signature MONIER in hollow.
Ruedas 14; Gold - 36.09 g - 36 mm - 12 h
Top Pop: the only graded example!
PCGS MS69 (59842974).
Marks (horn) 3OR and striking on matt blank. Extremely rare with one example mentioned by Ruedas in his book. Very high technical grade. Corner flower.
The right side of this medal was produced for the 1930 Paris Colonial Exhibition. The port of Abidjan was inaugurated on 5 February 1941 by François Mitterrand, French Minister for Overseas Territories.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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