1945, France.DEFENSE PASSIVE. By Robert Cochet. AE 59mm. Obv:? ?A female with a shield on each arm raised to protect women and children. A plane and bombs in the background. Rev: A rescuer taking the hand of someone trapped in rubble. Extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

Robert Cochet was born in 1903. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was a student collaborator with Carli and Lucien Bazor. He was a soci?taire of the Salon des artistes Fran?ais. In 1954 he won a diploma and medal that international exposition in Madrid.