1900 AD., France, Price medal of the Societe d´Agriculture de L'arrondissement de Montmédy, by Desaide and Roty.

France, Price medal of the Societe d´Agriculture de L'arrondissement de Montmédy, by art medallist Alphonse Desaide and engraver Oscar Roty, 1900 AD.,
Bronze Medal (51 mm / 60,29 g),
Obv.: REPUBLIQUE - FRANÇAISE / A. DESAIDE. EDIT / O. Roty , draped female bust facing left wearing an oak and laurel crowned Phrygian bonnet representing the French Republic ("Marianne") - tête de la République aux cheveux longs à droite, au dessous O. Roty, a gauche A. DESAIDE. EDIT.
Rev.: SOCIETE D´AGRICUre DE L´ARRt DE MONTMÉDY / CONCOURS / DE MONTMÉDY / 16 SEPTEMBRE 1900 , legend on a round plate surrounded by industrial and agricultural products and heads of farm animals - au centre de une couronne composite.
Edge: (cornucopia - corne d´abondance) BRONZE
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L'arrondissement de Montmédy est une ancienne subdivision administrative française du département de la Meuse crée le 17 février 1800 et supprimé le 10 septembre 1926.
Il comprenait les cantons de Damvillers, Dun-sur-Meuse, Montfaucon-d'Argonne, Montmédy, Spincourt et Stenay.

F-55600 Montmédy is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in northeastern France.
In 1221 the first castle of Montmédy was built on top of a hill by the Count of Chiny. Montmédy became soon the capital of his territory - later it belonged to Luxembourg, Burgundy, Austria and Spain. The original castle was replaced with a fortress by Karl V in the 16th Century.
After Marville and Stenay had been occupied by the French, 30,000 soldiers, including King Louis XIV, attacked Marville, whilst 756 were defending it in 1657. They held it for 57 days and surrendered only after the death of the governor Jean V of Allamont. The military engineer Vauban advanced the outer fortifications, the moats and the walls after the siege of 1657. During the French Revolution in 1792, the fortress was the anticipated destination of King Louis XVI and his family in their unsuccessful attempt to escape from the growing radical republicanism of Paris. The royal party never arrived, however, because they were discovered en route at Varennes and escorted back to the capital city. The King had hoped to establish a counter-revolutionary military base of operations in the citadel from which he could reclaim the country. The citadel has also been used as a fortress during both World Wars.
Buildings, including a church, dating back to the 17th century can be found inside the citadel itself; it still is used as a place to live. Most of the buildings are derelict or already collapsed; some of them are still in use as tenements.