SERIES STRUCK IN 1970 FOR GENERAL DE GAULLE Set of five table medals in yellow gold by Georges SIMON (1906-1982) Marked: corne d'abondance and justified "HC 1" Total weight: 135 g Comprising: - 20,000 Fcs. Obverse: effigy of François Tombalbaye, profile facing left; reverse: 10th anniversary of Independence. D. 52 mm - Weight: 69 g - 10,000 Fcs. Obverse: effigy of General de Gaulle, profile facing right (1960); reverse: Republic of Chad and Lorraine cross. D. 44 mm - Weight: 36 g - 5000 Fcs. On the obverse: General Leclerc (1941); on the reverse: Arc de Triomphe, Strasbourg cathedral and palm trees. D. 30 mm - Weight: 18 g - 3000 Fcs. Obverse: Governor Éboué (1940); reverse: Fort Lamy D. 25 mm - Weight: 10 g - 1000 Fcs. The obverse bearing the effigy of Major Lamy (1900); the reverse: Allegory of Chad freed from its chains. D. 20 mm - Weight: 3 g In a red velvet case "Série unique H.C. frappée par la Monnaie de Paris à l'intention du général de Gaulle". Provenance : - Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) - Then Admiral Philippe de Gaulle (1921-2024) - Then descendants