A rare silver plated bronze medal presented at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games by the Ministry of Physical Education, designed by F. Vernon, in original

A rare silver plated bronze medal presented at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games by the Ministry of Physical Education, designed by F. Vernon, in original case of issue This medal is illustrated p.46 No 2 in Gadoury ''Medailles et Monnaies Olympiques''. It is considered very rare and is only listed in bronze. The silvered and gilded (see next lot) examples are extremely rare, especially cased examples. This is an official Olympic medal awarded by the French Ministry.