Art Medal - The Redemption La Rédemption
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Features
| Location |
France
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Third Republic (1870-1940)
|
| Type | Religious medals |
| Year | 1901 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 43.9 g |
| Diameter | 46 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Issued | 1901 |
| Number | N# 467928 |
Obverse
Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus, Joseph kneeling in front, at left is a bush fire, at right some sheep
Script: Latin
Lettering: G. DUPRE
Engraver: Georges Dupré
Reverse
A young man half-kneeling in front of an altar and holding a crucifix in his hands over a large book
Script: Latin
Lettering:
O CRUX AVE
SPES UNICA
G. DUPRE
Unabridged legend: Salut, ô Croix, [notre] unique espérance.
Engraver: Georges Dupré
Edge
Smooth, punch.
Script: Latin
Lettering: BRONZE
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Mint
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Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
Comments
The medal appears in the Paris Mint's sales catalog. It was primarily intended for religious occasions. It was available in three sizes and three types of metal. This medal was exhibited at the Salon de la Médaille during the 1910 World's Fair in Brussels by the Paris Mint and the artist himself.
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