France, "A L’EFFORT," FRENCH ATHLETIC MEDAL, N.D., Medal, UNC

France, "A L’EFFORT," FRENCH ATHLETIC MEDAL, N.D. Medal, UNC, Bronze, Arch top plaquette 59 X 44mm by Emile Adolphe Monier; Obverse surround & reverse: Étienne-Victor Exbrayat and R. Enault. Within a rectangular field, with a cartouche for an inscription at the bottom, is a roundel of 39mm diameter with two long distance runners performing in an open landscape with woods in the distance. The spandrels around the roundel have been textured to resemble foliage. The roundel is signed Emile Monier at the bottom, and the plaque is signed Exbrayat and R. Enault. Edit along the bottom edge/A nude young man is lying on top of a cliff and has reached over the edge to pick a rare mountain flower. There is a bridge across a stream to the lower left, showing that he has climbed a considerable height to get this flower. In a flattened area to the lower right is the inscription: A/ L’EFFORT. Signed: EXBRAYAT, lower right corner, and R. ENAULT, ED. Along upper right edge. Condition is fair, with a number of nicks and scuff marks. From the T.H.G Collection.