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ORLEANS 1898 - BAPTISM of the CATHEDRAL BELL - bronze medal.
See original version (French)
2343
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ORLEANS 1898 - BAPTISM of the CATHEDRAL BELL - bronze medal.
See original version (French)
Estimate
€30
Voluntary lot
Description
ORLEANS 1898 - BAPTISM of the CATHEDRAL BELL - bronze medal.
In the centre, on a quatrefoil of volutes, coat of arms with dove head downwards holding a banner "de par le roi du ciel"; in the circular legend: "Messire m'a envoyée pour sauver la bonne ville d'orléans" - Reverse in 14 lines: "JEANNE D'ARC / St MICHEL / SAINTE MARGUERITE / F. DUPANLOUP / bells christened on 1 May 1898 by Mgr Touchet, Bishop of Orléans / godparents: H.E. Cl Coullie arche. de Lyon, Mgr Desnoyers / Mrs de La Rocheterie, G. Baguenault, de Lacombes / godmothers, Mles de Larnage, Syver de Champvallins; G. Charoy, T. de la Rochefoucauld / Georges Bollee Fondeur.
bronze 32 mm - Herluison ed - 13,88 grammes - horn and bronze hallmarks on edge,
L/A n° 1429 -TTB
See original version (French)
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About the sale
SALE CHRONO history and numismatics, MEDALS, JETONS and CURRENCIES ORLEANS and LOIRET & bordering + miscellaneous.
Auction location
Auction time
06/26/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 87494955
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