Undated (1938), France. LES GRENOUILLES QUI DEMANDENT UN ROI (The Frogs Who Sought a King). By Jean Vernon. Uniface AE 59mm. Obv: A crane with a frog in its beak other frogs leaping in the background. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 391/G. Nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

Jean Vernon was born in 1897. He studied at the ?cole? des Arts d?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He died in 1975. He is noted in particular for his series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables.