This 1900 Summer Games silvered bronze medal measures approximately 60mm x 42mm and was designed by F. Vernon. One side of the medal features a victorious athlete standing on a podium inscribed "Exercises Physiques et Sports" in raised letters, with the reverse showing a winged goddess scattering laurel branches over the Paris Exposition grounds, and reads, “Paris 1900, Republique Francaise Exposition Universelle,” and the artist’s name along the bottom edge. In extra fine plus condition. These 2nd Olympiad medals are the only Summer Olympics medals to have been rectangular in design.
