Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. - Buy or Bid Sale 227, Lot 589
France, Railway company, ca 1902, Medal, AU; France, Railway company, ca 1902 Medal, AU, Silver Plaque medal commemorating the Compagnie des chemins de fer du midi "Midi (Southern) Railway Company" 41.7 x 42.3 mm, 34.6 g. Edge: smooth stamped silver, boar's head. 950/1000. Obv: Female bust, in profile to the right with winged with Greek Sphinx on top of her head which according to Greek myth, challenges travelers it encounters to answer a riddle and will eat them if they don't answer correctly...