1949, Belgium. EXPOSITIONS NATIONALES DU TRAVAIL. (National Work Exposition). By By Godefroid Devreese. AE 61mm. Obv: Head of King Albert facing left. Rev: Inscription set against an oak leaf and acorns. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

Godefroid Devreese was one of Belgium’s most prolific medallists. He was born at Courtrai in 1861. He studied sculpture under his father and later at the Academy of Brussels. In 1885 he won the second Grand Prix de Rome. In 1889 he won the first Grand Prix for sculpture at the Academy of Brussels and a gold medal at the International Exposition in Cologne. ?