OS Paris 1900, Sportauktion

OLYMPISKA SPELEN I PARIS 1900, Vinnarplakett i skytte, försilvrad brons, F.Vernon, ca 5,8x4 cm

A Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle/Olympic Games presentation plaque, silvered, the obverse with a victorious athlete standing on a podium, the reverse inscribed


HISTORIK:
The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a world´s fair held in Paris, France, from 15 April to 12 November 1900.
The 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle hosted the first Olympic Games outside of Greece. The games were few and winners were given tie-pins and pencils alongside one hundred francs used to buy their own medals.