Edward VII silver "Franco-British Exhibition" Award Medal 1908 MS63 NGC, BHM-3960, Eimer-1903. 50mm. By Frank Bowcher. Obv. Seated Britannia and Marianne. Rev. Female figure standing before exhibition buildings, engraved award inscription on panel "JAEGER'S SANITARY WOOLEN CO." An always popular and attractive emission struck for the Franco-British Exhibition. The Jaeger Sanitary Woolen Company was founded by Dr Gustav Jaeger, a professor of zoology and physiology at Stuttgart, who believed that clothing was healthier if made of animal fibers, as opposed to vegetable fibers such as cotton. The brand would become celebrated internationally, with George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde and many Arctic and Antarctic explorers amongst its patrons. From the Abbeygate Collection of British Medals HID09801242017 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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