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Thomas and Gavaert, I declare that there is but one class of Gold Medals, which are all distinction has therefore the right to announce Prize Medals; any Exhibitor honored with this that he has received the First Medal. official proof, that any pretension to priority in The following letter is the most conclusive and the classification of the Gold Medals awarded at the Exhibition Universelle is entirely without foundation. This proof comes from the very head of the Administration of the Exposition:“EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE 1867, A PARIS COMMISSARIAT GENERAL, "COMMISSION IMPERIAL, CHAMP DE MARS, PAVILLIAN DU COMMISSARIAT GENERAL, 5th December, 1867. "Sir:-I have received the letter in which you ask me if the Exhibitor, having obtained at the Universal Exposition a same kind of medal, are classified by order of merit in the list of awards, and the Cross of the Legion of Honor must be regarded as having a remunerative value superior to that of Grand Prizes. 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