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A 21k gold replica of the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle Internationale medal designed by Chaplain, stamped 21k, obverse with Marianne, reverse wit

Hammer Price:
£500
Estimated Price:

£600 - £800

A 21k gold replica of the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle Internationale medal designed by Chaplain, stamped 21k, obverse with Marianne, reverse with a male holding a flaming torch being carried by a winged female, an inscribed within a cartouche BRASSERIE DE CUAUHTEMOC The Cuauht?moc brewery was founded in Monterrey, Mexico, in 1890 by Jos? A. Muguerza, Francisco G. Sada Muguerza, Alberto Sada Muguerza, Isaac Garza Garza (brother in-law of Francisco and Alberto, married to their sister Consuelo Sada Muguerza), Joseph M. Schnaider, with capital of 150,000 pesos, starting with the Carta Blanca brand. Cuauht?moc brewery produced its first beer barrel in 1893 and won first prize in the Chicago World Fair, and then at the 1900 Paris World Fair. However, this medal is much smaller than the 1900 issues and is deemed to be a gold commemorative replica of their original prize, minted in Mexico.