Diameter: 38mm (<.2") Weight: 30gr (approx.1oz) Edge/Relief: 4 mm
France, 1820 " NAISSANCE DU DUC DE BORDEAUX ", art medal, in bronze, by Gayrard, a specimen in very fine condition as scanned, knocks on rim, not edge marked (before 1841 Paris mint)*.
Bibliography : see Collignon "La médaille française aux XIXe siècle " 200.
Obv. the duchess of Berry half layed on couch is brandishing her newborn naked child. Bust of her husband right (assassinated in 1820). In legend : DIEU NOUS L'A DONNÉ (God gave him to us). In the exergue : NOS COEURS ET NOS BRAS SONT A LUI (our hearts and arms are for him).
Rev. the archangel St michel defeating the demon. In legend : 29 SEPT 1820.
Henri V (Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois, comte de Chambord – September 29, 1820 – August 24, 1883) was King of France and Navarre from 2 to 9 August 1830 and afterwards the Legitimist Pretender to the throne of France from 1844 to 1883.
Henri was the posthumous son of Charles Ferdinand, duc de Berry, younger son of King Charles X of France, by his wife Princess Caroline Ferdinande Louise of the Two Sicilies, daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST Raymond GAYRARD (1777-1858), French sculptor, medallist and gem-engraver, born in Rodez. Of humble birth, Gayrard displayed very early an uncommon disposition for artistic pursuits. Served in the army from 1796 until 1802 under the French Republican flag in Italy and Switzerland. He was wounded at the Battle of Zurich. After the peace of Amiens, he settled down at Paris and devoted himself entirely to chasing and engraving and worked for several goldsmiths, continuing in the meantime to study sculpture and the glyptic art under Boizot, Taunay and Jeuffroy and other masters. Denon took him under his protection. Rewarded by the French government and Knighted in 1825. Gayrard was above all a medallist but he has done very fine work as a sculptor and statuary ; he is known also as a poet and moralist. (ref. Forrer).
Mint Marks used at the PARIS MINT:
Plain Edge ==> All medals before March 30th 1832 have plain edges and before 1841 for bronze or copper.
Antique Lamp ==> from March 30th 1832 until October 21st 1841 (on gold & silver only).
Anchor ==> from October 21st 1841 until September 25th 1842.
Ship Prow ==> from September 26th 1842 until June 12th 1845.
Pointing Hand ==> from June 13th 1845 until October 1st 1860.
Bee ==> from November 1st 1860 until December 31st 1879.
Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty) ==> from 1880 until now.
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