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Bronze medal from the Paris Mint (cornucopia hallmark from 1880).
Bronze medal from the Paris Mint (cornucopia hallmark from 1880).
Minted in 1967.
Beautiful copy.
Engraver / Artist / Sculptor : J Joachim.
Dimensions : 68mm.
Weight : 152 g.
Metal : bronze.
Hallmark on the edge (mark on the edge) : cornucopia + bronze + 1967.
Quick and neat delivery.
Dimensions : 68mm.
Weight : 152 g.
Metal : bronze.
Hallmark on the edge (mark on the edge) : cornucopia + bronze + 1967.
Quick and neat delivery.
The stand is not for sale.
The support is not for sale.
Hans Christian Andersen (Odense, April 2, 1805 - Copenhagen, August 4, 1875) is a Danish novelist, playwright, storyteller and poet, famous for his short stories and "fairy tales".
Long ignored or ridiculed in his country, where his egocentrism was mocked1, he was first recognized only abroad: in England where he met Charles Dickens and where he became "the dandy of the season »1, in Germany where he became friends with Chamisso1, in France where he became friends with Heinrich Heine, Honoré de Balzac and Alphonse de Lamartine at Virginie Ancelot1.
His numerous travels (Turkey, Italy, Switzerland, Spain) inspired him to write stories which constitute the best part of his work, after the tales2. But his compatriots rightly accuse him of traveling the world only to find fame, and his stories are better received in Germany, where the king awarded him the order of the Red Eagle in 1846, and in other countries of Europe. Andersen has a special talent for making friends abroad, something no other Scandinavian writer manages to do. Alexandre Dumas calls him “the good, the amiable Danish poet”3.
Although his novels and plays did not have the success he wanted, Andersen was still appreciated and recognized during his lifetime in his country thanks to his children's stories translated and appreciated in the
Long ignored or ridiculed in his country, where his egocentrism was mocked1, he was first recognized only abroad: in England where he met Charles Dickens and where he became "the dandy of the season »1, in Germany where he became friends with Chamisso1, in France where he became friends with Heinrich Heine, Honoré de Balzac and Alphonse de Lamartine at Virginie Ancelot1.
His numerous travels (Turkey, Italy, Switzerland, Spain) inspired him to write stories which constitute the best part of his work, after the tales2. But his compatriots rightly accuse him of traveling the world only to find fame, and his stories are better received in Germany, where the king awarded him the order of the Red Eagle in 1846, and in other countries of Europe. Andersen has a special talent for making friends abroad, something no other Scandinavian writer manages to do. Alexandre Dumas calls him “the good, the amiable Danish poet”3.
Although his novels and plays did not have the success he wanted, Andersen was still appreciated and recognized during his lifetime in his country thanks to his children's stories translated and appreciated in the