Summary

Art plaque titled 'Age and Youth' by Rene Baudichon, minted at the Paris Mint, 1904.

Obverse Description

An elderly couple seated beneath an oak tree at right looking back down the road they have travelled; in exergue, incuse, RENE BAUDICHON (Note: a variation of this obverse was struck as a silver wedding commemorative with the additional legend POST ANNOS XXV and IMMUTABILIS AMOR)

Reverse Description

A child reaching up to pick an apple from a tree

Edge Description

BRONZE

Significance

This medal type was originally produced under the title 'Noces d'argent' (Silver Wedding) with the space on the right on the reverse probably reserved for those who wished to engrave their names and date of marriage. This form, without reference to the Silver Wedding commemoration was produced for the wider art market.

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