FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). Silver medal, Exposition coloniale internationale de Paris, by R. Bénard 1931, Paris. Av. EXPOSITION COLONIALE INTERNATIONALE / 1931. Bust of Marianne front centre, surrounded by leaning busts of natives, signed ED. MARTIN - INV. Rv. Vue des monuments de l'Empire colonial de l'Exposition universelle, in front a fruit basket with a cartouche, signature RAOVL BÉNARD. Ruedas 23; Silver - 147.5 g - 68 mm - 12 h Engraved attribution to R. BRENDEL (possibly Reinhold Brendel Junior, grandson of the founder of the Brendel factory of three-dimensional botanical models for educational purposes). Marks (horn) 2ARGENT. With a grey, slightly matt patina with golden highlights. Superb at Fleur de coin.