Silver medal General Insurance Against Fire

Finely engraved medal by Louis-Oscar Roty (1846–1911), one of the foremost French medallists of the late nineteenth century and celebrated creator of the iconic Sower design. Published by A. Desaide, whose signature also appears on the medal. Silver, bearing the French cornucopia hallmark (introduced January 1, 1880). Evidence of a former suspension loop on the edge at 12 o’clock.