France
20th century
Av: Bust to right, below CAUNOIS F., JEAN - RACINE, Rw: Bust to left, below DOMARD, J. B. POQUELIN - DE MOLIERE
bronze, 50.6 mm, 87.28 g, medal from the French suite of medals immortalizing prominent scientists and artists, among others, depicting likenesses of French playwright Jean Baptiste Racine and French comedy writer Jean Baptiste Poquelin-Molier, ranked among the three great French playwrights of the 17th century (alongside Pierre Corneille)