France. Paris, 1895. Fifth International Penitentiary Congress. Bronze medal by Louis-Oscar Roty, named VAN DUYL.
Obverse: Armoured bust of the French Republic facing left, wearing an elaborately decorated winged helmet. REPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE around; signed O. Roty below.
Reverse: View of Paris showing the Pont-Neuf and Notre-Dame, with PARIS above. Below, a laurel branch crosses the inscription Vᵉ CONGRES PENITENTIAIRE INTERNATIONAL, accompanied by the Roman date M·D·CCCXCV (1895). Named VAN DUYL in the lower field.
The Fifth International Penitentiary Congress opened at the Sorbonne on 30 June 1895 in the presence of French President Félix Faure. It brought together specialists from different countries to discuss prison administration, penal policy and reform.
A silver example of this medal type is preserved in the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, inventory MEDOR 1326.
Type reference: Mazerolle, L.-O. Roty, biographie et catalogue de son œuvre (1897), no. 61.
Bronze. Weight: 57.6 g. Diameter: 50 mm.
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