The rarer gilt-bronze version of the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle Internationale medal, designed by Chaplain, stamped BRONZE, head of the French

The rarer gilt-bronze version of the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle Internationale medal, designed by Chaplain, stamped BRONZE, head of the French Republic, reverse with a male holding a flaming torch being carried by a winged female In the absence of official participation medals being awarded at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games, the present medal is deemed to be its nearest representation as the Games were held in conjunction with the 1900 Paris International Exhibition.