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A bronze medal by Morlon

This lovely square bronze medal was originally designed by Morlon in the 1930s. This particular medal is a restrict having been struck by the Paris Mint in 1976. The rim is stamped "BRONZE 1976" and bears the Cornucopia mark.
The obverse depicts a nude woman brandishing a bow running with a bounding hunting dog with a sickle moon in the top right of the background. The bottom is stamped "LA CHASSE" and presumably the woman is Diana the Roman goddess of the hunt or Artemis her Greek counterpart.
The reverse has a central round blank cartouche flanked by a laurel branch on the left and an oak branch on the right. The word "SPORT" is stamped above the cents of the cartouche.
The obverse and reverse are signed "MORLON"

Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951) was born In Macon, France. He attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he studied with Falguière, Mercié, Chaplain and H. Dubois. Beginning in 1900 Morlon exhibited at the Salon, receiving numerous awards. He won medals in 1903 and 1906, a Travel Grant in 1910, a Gold Medal in 1920 & a Medal Of Honour in 1926. Morlon was responsible for numerous war memorials. He produced The Allied “Victory Medal” (1923).
His works are in the collections of the Musée de la Monnaie in Paris and in the museum in Gent.