Franco-American Allegories
Zoins
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Given all the the interest in Franco-American allegories with the Libertas Americana medal, what are other notable Franco-American allegories?
This is one I just ran across which got me thinking about this. It's a 5oz .999 gold medal struck by the Paris Mint in 1986. There were just 30 struck.
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This one is a little bit on the fringe, but still fits the criteria, I think.
Large bronze plaque made by France as a tribute to the USA participation in WW1:
Great medal and plaque Dan.
Love the slogan on the plaque, "To Make the World Safe for Democracy".
-pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1916-50c/6566
I have one of the 5 ounce silver versions of that same medal:
This French medal was issued to commemorate a a treaty of navigation and commerce in 1822; France is represented as an Athena/Minerva-style warrior with a cornucopia and French shield, while America is represented as a native princess with a feathered headdress and resting her hand upon the prow of a ship...
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Several US coin designs seem to have been inspired by earlier France issues.
The French "Ceres" head came first, in 1849:
@Zoins....That is a beautiful medal and a big piece of gold.... Very, very nice. Cheers, RickO