Description:
- Sète Syndicate of Initiatives Medal. Rare.
- The medal was minted for the Sète Tourist Office. It is often part of heritage collections that pay tribute to the city's identity and culture.
- Given that Sète is the leading fishing port in the French Mediterranean, famous for its fish market and its fleet of purse seiners and trawlers.
- The reverse features the city's coat of arms and anchors. Motifs related to the maritime tradition, canals, and fishing of this French port city.
- Obverse: The city's coat of arms appears, consisting of a heraldic symbol with a mythical sea creature beneath a mural wreath, flanked by anchors.
- Reverse: It has a laurel wreath on one side next to the monogram, composed of three initials: AHL.
- Edge: Plain, with only the inscription: bronze.
- The artistic quality of the medal is very high, executed in a highly personal style and with great ease, achieving harmonious and expressive effects in the high reliefs.
Conservation and Damage:
- The medal is in excellent condition.
- It has some nicks and scratches due to age.
- It shows wear consistent with it's age.
Comments:
- Both the measurements and weight are approximate.
- The colors in the photos may not be exactly the same as the actual colors.
- The item for sale is the one shown in the photos. This description is not a detailed account.
- The information provided here consists of unverified personal opinions.
5392 - MEDALLA SYNDICAT D''INITIATIVES DE SETE. AHL...