France: Fencing Alphonse Kirchhoffer portrait medal by Ernesta Robert Merignac c.1900, Â copper electroformed plaque 75 x 45mm
Alphonse Kirchhoffer (1873-1913) was a fencing teacher and accomplished fencer.
See Wikipedia: He participated in fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the master’s foil.
He was defeated by Lucien Mérignac in the final.
