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Portrait Medal of Alphonse Daudet

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Date:

ca. 1947.

Type of material:

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Item ID number:

2854278

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National Medal Collection

Portrait Medal of Alphonse Daudet
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Date(s):

ca. 1947.

Place:

France:

Place of creation:

France

Extent:

1 medal : bronze ; 184.36 gr
Support 0.000 x mm

Language of material:

French

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A bronze medal sculptured for the Paris Mint by Geneviève Granger, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of French Novelist, Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897).

The obverse side of the medal displays a bust of Daudet, in profile.

The reverse side of the medal displays images taken from some of Daudet's stories, including "Lettres de Mon Moulin," "L'Arlésienne," and "Tartarin de Tarascon."

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Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: obverse: ALPHONSE DAUDET / GENEVIÈVE / GRANGER, Inscription: reverse: L'ARLESIENNE / SAPHO / TARTARIN / LETTRES DE / MON MOULIN / 1840 - 1897, Inscription: edge: 1973 mark BRONZE, Inscription: attachment: no attachment

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C-088799 : obverse
C-088800 : reverse
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commemoration

portrait animal
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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1986-079 X PIC
04428
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Medals 4428

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Copy negative C-088799--C-088800

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1986-79-4428

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