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Lot 239

Two Medals – Dreyfus Affair

1. Copper medal. Obverse: portrait of Alfred Dreyfus. Reverse: portrait of Fernand Labori, Dreyfus's attorney. Diameter: 29 mm. Hook for hanging. Original ribbon. 2. Bronze medal. Obverse: portrait of August Mercier (French general who accused Dreyfus with treason), and an inscription in French. Reverse: citation from a speech delivered in the French Senate in July 1906, (French), and maker's mark: "J.Baffier". Diameter: 49 mm.