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Portrait Medal of St. Grégoire de Tours

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Date:

ca. 1973.

Type of material:

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Item ID number:

2854276

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National Medal Collection

Portrait Medal of St. Grégoire de Tours
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

ca. 1973.

Place:

France:

Place of creation:

France

Extent:

1 medal : bronze ; 201.16 gr
Support 0.000 x mm

Language of material:

French

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A bronze medal sculptured for the Paris Mint by French Medallist Alain Paoli in commemoration of Saint Grégoire de Tours (538-594), Bishop of Tours and the Gallo-Roman historian responsible for writing most contemporary sources regarding Merovingian history.

The obverse side of the medal displays a forward facing bust of Grégoire de Tours.

The reverse side of the medal displays an image taken from Gregory's "Historia Francorum," in which he describes the Baptism of Clovis.

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Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: obverse: SAINT GREGOIRE DE TOURS. EVEQUE. HISTORIEN. NE EN AUVERGNE VERS 538. MORT À TOURS VERS 594 / ALAIN PAOLI, Inscription: reverse: HISTOIRE DES FRANCS / BAPTEME DE CLOVIS, Inscription: edge: 1973 mark BRONZE, Inscription: attachment: no attachment

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C-088755 : obverse
C-088756 : reverse
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commemoration

portrait event
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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1986-079 X PIC
04426
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Medals 4426

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1986-79-4426

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