Summary

Medal depicting the funeral of Sadi Carnot in 1894, by Oscar Roty in 1898, Paris Mint, France.
French President Sadi Carnot was reaching the height of his popularity when, on June 24, 1894, after delivering a speech at a public banquet at Lyons in which he indicated that he would not seek re-election, he was stabbed by an Italian anarchist named Sante Jeronimo Caserio. He died almost immediately. The tragedy was greeted with widespread horror and grief, and the president was honoured with an elaborate funeral ceremony in the Pantheon, Paris. This medal, dated four years after the funeral, recalls the funeral procession.

Obverse Description

Draped female stands over deceased male presented on tombstone draped in fabric and adorned with wreaths.

Significance

Other Details: French President Sadi Carnot was reaching the height of his popularity when, on June 24, 1894, after delivering a speech at a public banquet at Lyons in which he indicated that he would not seek re-election, he was stabbed by an Italian anarchist named Sante Jeronimo Caserio. He died almost immediately. The tragedy was greeted with widespread horror and grief, and the president was honoured with an elaborate funeral ceremony in the Pantheon, Paris. This medal, dated four years after the funeral, recalls the funeral procession. -Wipapedia Encyclopaedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Fran%e7ois_Sadi_Carnot. -D. Tout-Smith 31/10/2003.

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