France, Third Republic. U.S.O. Olympic Games Sport Medal 1911 Auction Archive A circular iron medal

A circular iron medal

It remains in delicate condition with folding creases and several rips and tears

tagline "The USS Hawkins

Friedrich Ritzenhoff

France, Third Republic. U.S.O. Olympic Games Sport Medal 1911 Auction Archive A circular iron medalIn bronze gilt, obverse illustrating a man running, a ribbon banner at the left framing his right foot and inscribed "FORCE COURAGE", crossed branches of oak leaves and laurel leaves at the right, with his left foot touching the junction of the branches, engraver marked with the forename "PAUL", the surname beginning with a "F" and the rest of the letters faint, reverse inscribed "U. S. O. JEUX OLYMPIQUES 1911" in the centrepiece, within an open ended