This item is a bronze funeral plaquette commemorating the death of French President Sadi Carnot, created by medalist Louis-Oscar Roty in 1894.
Subject: It depicts a veiled female figure representing France (La Patrie) mourning beside the body of President Carnot.
Text: The phrase "DANS LE DEUIL DE LA PATRIE" (In the Mourning of the Homeland) is inscribed at the bottom.
Artist: Louis-Oscar Roty (1846–1911) was a prominent French medalist.
Historical Context: President Carnot was assassinated in Lyon on June 24, 1894.