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FRANCE: AE medal, 1931, AU

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FRANCE: AE medal, 1931, AU
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FRANCE: AE medal, 1931, N-74887, 32mm bronze medal by Anie Mouroux for the Paris International Colonial Exhibition; OCEANIE above female Pacific Islander encircled by flowers and shells // EXPOSITION COLONIALE INTERNATIONALE DE PARIS below Dutch colonial pavilion building, struck at the Monnaie de Paris, matte finish type, AU. The exposition opened on 6 May 1931 in the Bois de Vincennes on the eastern outskirts of Paris. The scale was enormous. It is estimated that from 7 to 9 million visitors came from over the world. The French government brought people from the colonies to Paris and had them create native arts and crafts and perform in grandly scaled reproductions of their native architectural styles such as huts or temples. Other nations participated in the event, including The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Japan, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.The Netherlands presented a cultural synthesis from their colony, the Dutch East Indies. However, on 28 June 1931, a fire burnt down the Dutch pavilion, along with all cultural objects displayed inside.