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medal
;
restrike
Object Type
medal
restrike
Museum number
1931,0507.94
Description
Struck bronze medal; restrike.
(whole)
Statue of the Virgin and Child, with haloes, facing front, the Virgin standing and supporting the infant Christ in her left arm and holding a lily in her right hand, the infant Christ holding an orb; in the background, the facade of Notre Dame de Paris; raised border.
(obverse)
Inscription; raised border.
(reverse)
Producer name
Designed by:
Eugène Oudiné
Die Engraved or Modelled for Reducing Machine:
Eugène Oudiné
Made by:
Monnaie de Paris
Production date
1864
Production place
Made in:
Paris (France)
Materials
bronze
Technique
struck
Dimensions
Diameter:
71 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
virgin and child
sculpture
church
Associated names
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
Named in inscription:
Napoléon III, Emperor of the French
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
Philippe II (Philippe Auguste), King of France
Named in inscription:
Georges Darboy, Archbishop of Paris
Named in inscription:
Louis VII, King of the Franks
Named in inscription:
St Louis, King Louis IX of France
Named in inscription:
Philippe IV, King of France
Named in inscription:
Pierre Jules Baroche
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
Notre Dame
Acquisition date
1931
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1931,0507.94