WORLD’S FAIR, PARIS, 1889
WORLD’S FAIR, PARIS, 1889 THREE EIFFEL TOWER ASCENT MEDALS, PARISIAN METALLURGICAL FACTORY, CHARLES TROTIN (1833–1904) Copper, featuring the inscription on the obverse: “Souvenir of my ascent to the top of the Eiffel Tower - 1889” and an engraving of the recipient’s name “Maurice and Laure, September 13, 1898” on one of them; the others are blank. On the reverse, the Eiffel Tower and various Parisian and foreign monuments such as St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and the Pyramid of Giza. Diameter: 4.2 cm. During the 1889 World’s Fair and in the years that followed, this medal was presented to visitors who climbed the spiral staircase to the top.
WORLD’S FAIR, PARIS, 1889 THREE EIFFEL TOWER ASCENT MEDALS, PARISIAN METALLURGICAL FACTORY, CHARLES TROTIN (1833–1904) Copper, featuring the inscription on the obverse: “Souvenir of my ascent to the top of the Eiffel Tower - 1889” and an engraving of the recipient’s name “Maurice and Laure, September 13, 1898” on one of them; the others are blank. On the reverse, the Eiffel Tower and various Parisian and foreign monuments such as St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and the Pyramid of Giza. Diameter: 4.2 cm. During the 1889 World’s Fair and in the years that followed, this medal was presented to visitors who climbed the spiral staircase to the top.
