World Medals: Borrel, Alfred (French, 1836-1927); b. Paris FRANCE, Centenaire de l’École des Langues Orientales Vivantes, Paris [Centenary of the School of Modern Oriental Languages], 1895, an Art Nouveau plated bronze plaque by A. Borrel, standing figure of France indicating oriental characters on an easel to a male student in 18th century period costume, watched by an Indian, a Chinese, a Malay and an Indian, rev. Fame flying to left above a bust of the founder Lakanal on a column from which a parchment lists the school directors, female seated reading a book at left, mosque and pagoda in background, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 67 x 61mm, 100.93g (Maier 174; CGMP p.54; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl. 32, 10; Coll. R. Marx 462; BDM I, 221; Gaz. Num. 1904, p.24, 83; cf. iNumis MBS 34, 1230; cf. Baldwin 57, 784; cf. Silich III, 924). Very fine £80-£100 Provenance: Münz Zentrum Rheinland Auktion 135 (Solingen), 12 January 2007, lot 6365. The École was founded on 30 March 1795, following a report made to the Convention by Joseph Lakanal (1762-1845), clergyman and politician, an arch anti-monarchist who, following the restoration of the monarchy in 1815, spent several years in Alabama and Louisiana