AE 68mm Medal 68mm. 136.00g.

Young woman seated on stone left, leaning against tree, studying book upon her lap before a scene of countryside. Two books, a compass and a square are below. Recipients name engraved in exergue with laurel garlands around.
ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE POUR L'AVANCEMENT DES SCIENCES / FUSIONNEE L'ASSOCIATION SCIENTIFIQUE DE FRANC

Allegories of France in Phrygian cap with laurels, left, and Science with a tiara, right, standing before a landscape of industry, rail and maritime activities; a sword and book of science at their feet.
PAR.LA.SCIENCE.POVR.LA.PATRIE / 1872

Not determined.

AU. Silver plating partially worn off. A few small rim bruises. Edge inscribed: CONFERNCE DU 18 FEVRIER 1917. Original presentation case included, but exhibits some wear. Awarded to Rene Chudeau, an emminent French geologist with University of Besançon.

Per Wikipedia: 'René Chudeau (21 August 1864, in Angers 1921) was a French geologist.
Formerly an instructor at the University of Besançon, from 1905 to 1914 he conducted a series of geological surveys in the Sahara (later day nations of Mali, Mauritania and Niger). His interests included Quaternary deposits, the formation of sand dunes, processes of aeolian erosion, et al. In the Taoudeni basin, he investigated ancient volcanoes, and south of Agadez, he found the presence of dinosaur bones. In the Zinder region, he made a discovery of Lower Cretaceous rocks being overlain by Upper Cretaceous successions. His geological collections are housed at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris.
The botanical species Pennisetum chudeaui Trab. Maire is named in his honor.'

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