Medal - Funeral of Sadi Carnot in 1894, by Oscar Roty, France, 1898

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This item is on display at Melbourne Museum

Summary:: France, Paris
Funeral of Sadi Carnot in 1894, by Oscar Roty
Mint: Paris Mint, France
Other Details: French President Sadi Carnot was reaching the height of his popularity when, on June 24, 1894, after delivering a speech at a public banquet at Lyons in which he indicated that he would not seek re-election, he was stabbed by an Italian anarchist named Sante Jeronimo Caserio. He died almost immediately. The tragedy was greeted with widespread horror and grief, and the president was honoured with an elaborate funeral ceremony in the Pantheon, Paris. This medal, dated four years after the funeral, recalls the funeral procession.
Acquisition Information:: Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976

Discipline:	Numismatics
Dimensions:	80 mm (Width), 57 mm (Length)

Tagged with:	art medals, art nouveau, funerals, ceremonies
Themes this item is part of:	Public Life & Institutions Collection
On Display at:	Melbourne Museum
Primary Classification:	MEDALS
Secondary Classification:	Portrait
Tertiary Classification:	political leaders
Series:	Historical
DateEra:	1898 AD
Material:	Bronze
Issued By:	Paris, France, 1898
Mint:	Paris (Mint), 1894
Artist:	Louis-Oscar Roty, France, 1898
Person Named:	Marie Francois Carnot, France, 1898
Bibliography:	[Catalogue] Sharples, John P. 1990. Medals as Art: Australia and the Meszaros Tradition.