Winner's medal issued for the Paris 1900 Olympics. Silvered bronze, 42 mm x 60 mm, 57 gm, by Frederic Vernon, Paris. The front, inscribed "Republique Francaise, Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900," features a winged goddess scattering laurels over the grounds of the Exposition; the reverse identifies the event as military preparatory exercises, "Concours D'Exercices Militaires Preparatoires," and depicts a victorious athlete upon a podium. Stamped "Bronze" on the edge.
