This 2nd Olympiad 1900 Summer Games silvered bronze medal, presented for shooting (”Tir”), 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 "Concurs de Tir, VII Concours National," in raised letters along the bottom, with the reverse showing a winged goddess scattering laurel branches over 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. The only Olympic winners medal to ever be rectangular in design.
