World Medals: Cochet, Robert (French, 1903-1988); b. Paris FRANCE, Source thermale de Vichy [Vichy Thermal Spring], 1943, an Art Déco plated bronze award medal by R. Cochet, nude female standing facing on a pedestal adorned with the city’s coat of arms, holding two amphorae that pour out over a man and a woman seated at sides, rev. elevation of the Célestin thermal baths, engraved (Congrès National 1960), edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 161.43g (CGMP p.93; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 190, 5583; cf. Kölner 111, 1210; cf. iNumis Dec. 2015, 125). Extremely fine; in maroon card box by E. Bélot, Joaillier Orfèvre, Vichy [this distressed] £60-£80 Provenance: Bt J. Lis September 2006. The Célestin Spring, declared of public interest in 1861, is the most famous in Vichy with a history dating back to the 15th century