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MEDAL BASED ON A DESIGN BY HENRI MICHEL ANTOINE CHAPU (1833–…
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142
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MEDAL BASED ON A DESIGN BY HENRI MICHEL ANTOINE CHAPU (1833–…
See original version (French)
Estimate €30 - €50
Voluntary lot
Description
MEDAL BASED ON A DESIGN BY HENRI MICHEL ANTOINE CHAPU (1833–1891). In patinated metal, depicting the city of Paris consecrating itself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 1870–1875
Inscribed around the rim: SACRATISS. CORDI. JESU. GALLIA. POENITENS ET DEVOTA (To the Most Holy Heart of Jesus, a penitent, fervent and grateful France), 1870–1875; and on the reverse: Committee for the National Vow / Sacred Heart of Jesus / V.D. Saudinos Ritouret / ... / Place Saint-Sulpice, Paris
Diameter 21 cm
This medal was produced to commemorate the laying of the foundation stone of the Church of the Sacred Heart in Montmartre.
This example can be compared with a medal held at the Louvre Museum (Inv. OA 3281)
Lot to be collected from the office at 8 rue Rossini, Paris 9th arrondissement, from 17 July 2026 at 3.00 pm.
See original version (French)
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Ref. : 00027 - 547
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