Secondary Education
Obverse
France teaching a young girl. Latin: Virgines Futuras Virorum Matres Respublica Docet (Future Mothers of the State)
Reverse
French: Enseignement secondaire des jeunes filles. Loi du 21 Decembre 1880. Jules Grevy president de la Republique. Jules Ferry Ministre de l'Intstruction Publique et des Beaux Arts. Camille Sée promoteur.
Engraved by Louis-Oscar Roty
Louis-Oscar Roty (born in Paris, 1846-1911) studied painting as well as sculpture and was pupil to Lecoq de
Boisboudran, Dumont and Ponscarme. In 1872 Roty competed for the Prix de Rome for which he received a second prize
award, from 1873 he exhibited at the Salon. Roty received the Grand Rrix de Rome in 1875 and spent three years
in Italy before returning to Paris. In 1888 he was appointed professor and in 1897 President of the Académie
des Beaux-Arts. In 1889 he was awarded a Grand Prix at the Exposition Universelle in Paris and was created Officer
of the Legion of Honor the same year. In 1905 he received a medal of honour at the Salon. He became a Commander of
the Legion of Honor which crowned a very successful career. His works are to be found in all European museums, a
great number of his medals and plaquettes can be viewed in the Kunsthalle Hamburg and the Musée Oscar Roty in
Jargeau/France.
Roty is also known as the artist behind the famous "Semeuse" design on french stamps and coins.