PUBLIC ASSISTANCE MEDAL - Lot 177

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE MEDAL Rare 1st type gold medal for public assistance. In gold. Mint hallmark "1OR" and cornucopia. Rosette ribbon. 25 mm - Net weight: 13 g Attributed on reverse "M. RISLER CHARLES 1911". SUP. In a Maison Lemaître case marked "RF" with press brochure (1897) presenting Monsieur RISLER (1848-1923), mayor of the 7th arrondissement, brother-in-law of Jules Ferry. A member of the Assistance publique supervisory board since 1886, Charles Riesler also became a member of the Crédit municipal supervisory board in 1889. Officier d'Académie (1883) and Officier de l'Instruction publique (1888), he also received a first-class gold medal in 1885 for his conduct during the cholera epidemic of 1884. Knight of the Legion of Honor since 1897, he was subsequently promoted to Officer (1908) and then Commander (1913) of this order.