To Commemorate the Paris International Exposition of 1878 by Jules-Clément Chaplain

To Commemorate the Paris International Exposition of 1878 1878

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This commemorative medal, created by Jules-Clément Chaplain in 1878, celebrates the Paris International Exposition of 1878. The medal's obverse depicts a winged figure of France holding a banner inscribed "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE 1878" while a figure representing labor carries a large inscription. The reverse portrays a profile view of the République Française, the personified French Republic. The medal is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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