195 - RARE COMMEMORATIVE GOLD MEDAL FROM THE CITY OF PARIS

RARE COMMEMORATIVE GOLD MEDAL FROM THE CITY OF PARIS Made of 18-karat yellow gold (750 °/°°), the obverse features a profile of Baron de Fontenay above the signature of Maurice Delannoy. Reverse inscribed “Assistance publique / Vieux Paris / Habitation à bon marché” and personally dedicated: “To / Maurice de Fontenay / for his 25 years of service / on the city council / The City of Paris / MCMXLVI.” Features a distinct cornucopia and the number 3 on the edge. Diameter: 6.5 cm. - Net weight: 226 g. In its original case, bearing the coat of arms of the City of Paris. Description: Maurice de La Fontaine, Baron de Fontenay (1872–1957), a former cavalry officer and World War I veteran, was elected in November 1919 as a Paris city councilor representing the Chaillot district. He devoted a significant portion of his career to social issues: as chairman of the committee responsible in particular for public assistance and as general rapporteur for its budget, he also chaired the City of Paris’s Office of Affordable Housing. A enduring figure in Parisian municipal life, he served as president of the Paris City Council from 1932 to 1933. As a member of the Paris Liberation Committee, he continued his municipal work after the war.