REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE MEDAL. PRIX DE TIR. DANIEL DUPUIS.

Description:
- Medal Republique Française. Shooting prize offered by the Minister of War.
- Medalist, painter and sculptor, Jean Baptiste Daniel Dupuis, won the first Grand Prix of Rome for medal engraving, won first prize in the medal competition opened by the city council in Paris for the French Republic, and also received the gold medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1889.
- On the obverse: The bust of the goddess Ceres appears, with the signature of the author: Daniel Dupuis. And the following inscription: Republique Française.
- The reverse: It has the inscription: Prix de Tir Offert Par le Minister de la Guerre.
- Edge: Smooth, only with the inscription: bronze.
- The artistic quality of the medal is very high, executed in a very personal style and with great ease, achieving harmonious and expressive effects in the high reliefs.

Conservation and Damage:
- The medal is in perfect condition.
- With some bumps and scratches due to time.
- Presents the wear and tear of it’s time.

Comments:
- Both Measurements and Weight are approximate.
- The color tones in the photos are not the same as the real color tones.
- The object for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of it.
- The data provided here are personal opinions that have not been verified.