Scarce winner's medal issued for the Paris 1900 Olympics. Silver, 55 gm, 42 mm x 60 mm, 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 trap shooting, “Concours de Tir au Fusil de Chasse,” and depicts a victorious athlete upon a podium. Stamped "Argent" on the edge. Accompanied by a booklet of statutes and regulations published in Paris by the Club des Chasseurs, Société d'Encouragement du Tir au Fusil de Chasse.
