1916, France, airship. A LA GLOIRE DES ALLIES. By Julien-Prosper Legastelois. Plaquette AE 48mm x 62mm. Obv: Marianne leading troops forward; an airship and two airplanes in the distance. Rev: A rooster and branches on an inscribed monument; flags in the background. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 233/D. In its original case. Some of the gilding on the lettering of the case missing. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD
Julien-Prosper Legastelois (1885-1931) was born in Paris in. He studied under the sculptor, Carltier and medal engraving under Levasseur, Roty and Tonnelier. He won various distinctions during the course of his career and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.