This listing is for the photographed 1878 Exposition Universelle Medal Paris. A real piece of history; read below to learn more!
These medals were struck with a pendulum in the Champ de Mars Palace during the Paris World's Fair in 1878.
The Exposition Universelle of 1878, better known in English as the 1878 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 1 May to 10 November 1878, to celebrate the recovery of France after the 1870–71 Franco-Prussian War. It was the third of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937.
1878 Worlds Fair French Exposition Universelle Medal, Great Condition - 1878 Medal Paris, 1878 Paris Exposition