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Portrait Medal of the Famous English Author Daniel Defoe

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Date:

20th Century.

Type of material:

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Item ID number:

2854283

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National Medal Collection

Portrait Medal of the Famous English Author Daniel Defoe
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Date(s):

20th Century.

Place:

France:

Place of creation:

France

Extent:

1 medal : bronze ; 190.64 gr
Support 0.000 x mm

Language of material:

French

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A bronze medal sculptured by Paris Mint artist René Quillivic. It is commemorative of English Author, Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) who is most famous for the writing of his novel "Robinson Crusoe."

The obverse side of the medal displays a forward facing bust of Daniel Defoe and is engraved with both the year he was born and the year he died.

The reverse side of the medal is engraved with an image taken from his novel, "Robinson Crusoe." Here, the title character can be seen on his desert island.

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Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: obverse: DANIEL DEFOE / 1660 / 1731, Inscription: reverse: QUILLIVIC, Inscription: edge: 1967 mark BRONZE, Inscription: attachment: no attachment

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C-074356 : obverse
C-074357 : reverse
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commemoration

portrait costume
Source:

Private

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1986-079 X PIC
04433
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Medals 4433

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1986-79-4433

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