World Medals: Borrel, Alfred (French, 1836-1927); b. Paris FRANCE, Ligue Française de l’Enseignement [The French Educational League], c. 1890, a bronze award plaque by A. Borrel, Marianne walking to left, holding an open book in her left hand, leading a group of men, women and children, rev. portrait medal of Jean Macé on central plinth, two seated females at sides, one instructing a young naked pupil who holds a book, tablet below, un-named, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 63 x 50mm, 99.82g (Maier 173; BDM I, 221; cf. MDC e12, 1450; cf. Peus e13, 12; cf. DNW 190, 1254). Very fine £30-£40 Provenance: Bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland January 2003. Jean-François Macé (1815-94), educator, journalist, freemason and politician, founded the Ligue de l'enseignement in 1866 to promote free, universal and secular education in France