World Medals: Belmondo, Paul (Algerian, 1898-1982); b. Algiers, moved to France 1920 FRANCE, Alliance Française, c. 1960, a gilt-bronze award medal by P. Belmondo, young female head to left, rev. legend, un-named, 41mm, 28.82g (cf. iNumis MBS 26, 1295, for obv.). About extremely fine £10-£20 Provenance: Bt Simmons November 2013. Alliance Française, created in Paris in 1883 by a group which included Louis Pasteur (1822-95) and Jules Verne (1828-1905), is an international organisation that aims to promote the French language and francophone culture around the world. Headquartered in the city’s boulevard Raspail, its primary goal is teaching French as a second language