UPPER VOLTA. By ?mile Monier. Bronze 59mm. Obv: A native female with a basket on her head and a child on her back. Rev: A map and a native hut. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 259/H. Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2022) ?mile Monier, a sculptor and medallist was born in 1883. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and in the studios of Ponscarme and Peter. In the course of his career he received numerous honors and became a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. Monier died in 1970.