(1938), France. VICTOIRE – 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY FOLLOWING THE GREAT WAR. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968). AE 68mm. OBV: Victory standing with a spear and shield. REV: A sword and inscription. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? volume 3 377/C. Cased. $175. Sorry SOLD (March, 2021) ———— Pierre Turin was born in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) on 3 August 1891. He trained as a steel engraver and became a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a Duexi?me second Grand Prix in 1914, a Premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the completion in 1920. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins. He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris. In 1938 he was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur. Turin died in 1968.