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Jerusalem of Gold Bronze 59mm Medal
The beautiful panorama of Jerusalem engraved in metal. |
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Golani Brigade 3-Medal Set
Specifications: Metal and Finish:14k Gold, Proof, Diameter:50mm, Weight: 17g, Maximum Mintage: 499 Metal and Finish: Silver/925, Proof, Diameter: 38.7mm, Weight: 29g, Maximum Mintage: 1,500 Metal: Bronze, Diameter: 70mm, Weight: 49g
The Golani Brigade is the best and oldest brigade in the Israel Defense Force. It was formed in 1948, when the State of Israel was established. Golani fighters have taken part in all the wars of Israel and in nearly all operations all over Israel, from the Golan Heights in the north to Eilat in the south. In the 1967 Six Day War, Golani troops fought in the Jordan/Syria sector, in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, they blocked the way to the Syrians on the Golan Heights and recaptured the Mt. Hermon outpost from them. In the current Intifada, Golani soldiers form a protective wall all over the country. The Golani Brigade is known for its friendly and family-like set up as well as for its fine fighting spirit and capabilities of coping with its military operations that demand perfect physical fitness. The Brigade’s emblems and colors bear witness of its profound connection with Israel – its earth-colored beret, the olive tree on its badge, green of the Galilee and yellow of the desert on its flag. Medal Design: Avraham Patt Medal |
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Druze 3-Medal Set - Gold, Silver, Bronze
The Druze origins may be traced back over a thousand years, when the community became known for its way of life and philosophy. Characteristics of the Druze community are its religion, patriarchal structure, strong sense of community and social values – modesty, honesty, courage, hospitality and ideal of tilling the land. In Israel, there are about 100,000 Druzes today, who identify themselves with the destiny of Israel. Ties between Israel and the Druze Community have grown during Israel’s troublesome times. The Haganah was assisted by the Druzes. With the establishment of the State of Israel, many Druzes were recruited to the Israel Defense Forces. While most of the Druzes in Israel live in villages in the Galilee, they are employed mainly in security. Many other Druze people, however, are prominent in the public service sector, industry, transport and agriculture. 14k Gold, Diameter: 30.5mm, Weight: 17g, Max Quantity: 249 Silver/935, Diameter: 37mm, Weight: 26g, Max Quantity:600 Bronze, Diameter: 70mm, Weight: 140g |
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Vine grower, 3,54oz BRONZE
Artist: Marie-Alexandre Coudray
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INFORMATION P.P., 6,36oz BRONZE
To inform,to let know,to communicate,to learn, to say, here is the principal task of the journalist and of all those which tell us about the world. Plain reverse |
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Homage to the Body of notaries, 11,29oz BRONZE
Homage to the Body of notaries |
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Homage to medicine, 10,58oz BRONZE
The symbols of medicine are ordered here in a beautiful composition: Hippocrates, guard of the oath of the doctors, the heart, the hands which look after and great ideals of the doctor. |
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IRON, 4,41oz BRONZE
In a series devoted to the work of the matters, George Ridet knew how to express the force and the skill of the men who strike iron. The human body is made alive statue so much the effort is large. |
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BUILDING, 6,36oz BRONZE
The city is built |
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TRADE, 2,63oz BRONZE
During the Greek antiquity, the god of trade was Mercure. He was the only one to know how much a pineapple, a banana, grapes or apples were worthed. |
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The Wood, 4,59oz BRONZE
Warping wood in order to transform it into planks, furniture, wickerwork, and this way integrate it in the human life. |
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BUILDING, 7,41oz BRONZE
Buildings in construction and their straight lines, and their square masses, and their workmen who undertake work to make of a plan worked out in an office a space with living. |
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BUILDING, 5,30oz BRONZE
Construction it is initially the business of the men |
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Craft, 2,82oz BRONZE
Artist: Félix Rasumny
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Homage to the pharmacy, 11,0oz BRONZE
Artist: Albert de Jaeger
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De Gaulle President, 10,58oz BRONZE
Obverse: portrait of the President. Reverse: the cross of Lorraine and V victory sign. |
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Charles Martel, 6,88oz BRONZE
Charles Martel and the battle of Poitiers: the old history remakes its appearance in this strong sword of the duke of the Franks who breaks the lances and the arrows of the adversary. |
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Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny, 7,36oz BRONZE
Front : The Marechal (1889-1952) wears on his sleeve, insignia of the First French Army armed with Colmar weapon. Back : The dragon spear and Marechal baton calls to mind the beginning of the outcome to his career. |
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Airborne troops, 6,35oz BRONZE
Made of canvas, some string and a harness, paraphernalia light enough to resist the pull of winds and high altitudes. The parachutists playfully and draw figures in the sky almost resembling a ballet. |
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Marechal Juin, 9,80oz BRONZE
Front: Effigy of Marechal Alphonse Juin (1888-1967). Back: The weapons of the Expeditionary Corps in Italy along with its pennant. |
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Release of Paris 1944, 7,05oz BRONZE
Front: Parisians salute the tanks of the 2nd Division de Blindes as they enter Paris. Back: General de Gaulle, surrounded by politicians and military personnel goes down the Champs Elysees. |
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The brothers Montgolfier, 7,41oz BRONZE
Portraits of the brothers Montgolfier, Joseph on the left and Etienne on the right, separated by the representation of a montgolfier which superposition of four elements evokes the rise. Reverse, two montgolfiers fly over a landscape of France. |
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President René Cassin, 6,36oz BRONZE
Medal in homage to Rene Cassin: the olive-tree symbolizes its efforts to consolidate international peace and a broken chain which points out its activity in resistance. |
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Cuvier - Sciences, 1,55oz BRONZE
Obverse : bust in left profile of the zoologist and paleontologist, bare-headed, short-haired. Reverse: Lettering over nine lines within a crown: ELOGES/ANATOMIE COMPAREE (praise/comparative anatomy). |
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Sully ? Politician, 2,61oz BRONZE
Obverse : Bust in right profile of the minister and friend of Henry IV. In the legend: ?M. DE BETHUNE DUC DE SULLY?. Reverse: Lettering over twelve lines in the centre of a crown of oak |
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Cleopâtre, 3,51oz BRONZE
The death barge of Cleopatra made a bend in the water, in this her last voyage. |
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Auguste Bartholdi sculptor, 7,76oz BRONZE
Front: effigy of the French sculptor. 1893-1904: dates of its birth and its death. Reverse: evocation of its work most famous "Freedom" illumining the world which is drawn up with the entry of New York. |
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Suffren ? Politician, 1,55oz BRONZE
Obverse : Bust in right profile of the seaman. In the legend : PIERRE ANDRE DE SUFFREN. Reverse : Lettering over five lines and below the inscription : « Galerie Métallique des Grands Hommes Français 1825 » (metallic gallery of great French men 1825). |
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Georges Cuvier - Sciences, 2,61oz BRONZE
Obverse : bust in right profile of the zoologist and paleontologist. Reverse: Lettering over fourteen lines in the centre of a crown of oak. |
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Sully - Homme politique, 1,55oz BRONZE
Obverse : Bust in left profile of the minister and friend of Henry IV. In the legend: ?M. DE BETHUNE DUC DE SULLY?. Reverse: Lettering over five lines and below the inscription: ?Galerie Métallique des Grands Hommes Fançais 1882? (metallic gallery of grea |
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the angel of the Annunciation, 8,29oz BRONZE
The angel who announced to Marie that it was going to give birth to Jesus is represented here in all its size and its benevolence. |
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St. Dominic, 10,6oz BRONZE
Obverse: Portrait in profile of the saint, founder of the order of the preaching friars. Reverse: the blazon of the order, surrounded by the maxim: ?PARLER DE DIEU OU AVEC DIEU? (speaking of God or with God). |
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St. Mary Magdalene, 6,35oz BRONZE
Obverse: effigy of the saint holding the vase of perfume that she is going to spread on the feet of Jesus. Reverse: the saint bowed down before Jesus, drying his feet with her hair. |
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St. Anna, 7,41oz BRONZE
Obverse: St. Anna is holding the hand of the Virgin Mary. Reverse: in the field, a cartouche with the inscription “Sainte Anneâ€. In the legend, the various first names derived from Anna. |
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Rachi, 7,36oz BRONZE
On the higher half of the face there are writings: it is part of Rachi’s glozes. On the lower part are registered the first verses of the Old Testament in Hebrew. On the reverse, engraved in Hebrew, there is one of the verses of "Shema Israel". |
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St. Thomas, 7,41oz BRONZE
Obverse: Imaginary portrait of Thomas. Reverse: in the field, a parchment half unrolled between two Greek letters. Below, the inscription: ?J?ai vu, j?ai cru et je me suis réjoui? (I saw, I believed and I rejoiced). |
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St. John the Baptist, 6,35oz BRONZE
Obverse: The saint holds a lamb against him with his left arm and shows him the cross with his right hand. Reverse: St. John baptizes Christ in the water of the Jordan. |
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Jean Paul II, 7,77oz BRONZE
Obverse : portrait of profile of the Pope. Reverse: armorial bearings of Sovereign Pontiff and in legend his currency "GOD FOR ALL the MEN" |
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Lao Tseu, 11,76oz BRONZE
Front: The Chinese philosopher, Lao Tseu on his ox heading towards the west. Back: A dragon surrounded by 8 Trigram’s of Yi-King. Confucius said: Lao Tse is like the dragon. In the center, the symbol of Yin and Yang. |
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Confucius, 11,76oz BRONZE
Bust of the grand philosopher and head of the spiritual Chinese school from 551-479 BC. Confucius is the Latin version of K’ong Foutseu. |
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Pekin, 8,23oz BRONZE
Front: The Forbidden City of Peking was built at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). A 3-D view of the temples, animals made of stone and bronze. |
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Qin Shi Huangdi, 7,40oz BRONZE
Front: Portrait of the Emperor wearing a shelf for the well-read men of that time. Back: View of clay warrior guarding the tomb of the Emperor with the foot of the Great Wall of China. |
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JOY Of A BIRTH, 3,54oz BRONZE
This couple has just given the life and it is the round of the joy and happiness: they dance and hold their new-born child in their arms. |
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FLOWERS OF JOY, 8,47oz BRONZE
A bunch of flowers which causes the joy of that which receives them as it transmits the happiness of that which offers them. |
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Alliance, 8,12oz BRONZE
Alliance, holy word to say the union of two beings. Union, simple word to say the hand-to-hand of bodies in love. The body, terrestrial or heavenly, soft word to say reality of what makes us or of what surrounds us. |
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Marriage, 8oz BRONZE
A rose separates a man and a woman, who remain two distinct beings, and unites them at the same time. On the reverse, the hand of a man and that of a woman placed one above the other symbolize the sacrament of marriage. |
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Silver wedding, 5,50oz BRONZE
Two figures 2 and 5 is detached from a carpet of flowers from where spout out lit candles. On the back, a quotation of Saint-Exupéry 22#:"To love, it is to look in the same direction together ". |
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Exchange, 7,07oz BRONZE
Front: in hollow and relief, hands, hearts evoke the idea of complementary opposites, illustrating the quotation of Paul Valéry to the reverse. Back: Let’s put in common what we have of better and enrich us by our differences". |
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Etoile de mon coeur, 7,41oz BRONZE
Nul doute que l'étoile qui palpite au centre des deux coeurs réunis soit Vénus, pour augurer d'un amour scintillant. |
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You and I, 10,6oz BRONZE
On the front a stylized heart appearing a couple in love. |
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Fire of love, 7oz BRONZE
In the centre of the heart, as coiled in a case, a couple animated by fires of the love, melted one and the other, forming only one. |
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Madam, 10,58oz BRONZE
Hurled, slender, all with happiness to be. Between the Louvre and the Monnaie de Paris, she met Mister. |
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Mister, 10,52oz BRONZE
Proud, haughty Monsieur. He is a poet in his spare time. With Madame, they decide to seal a union and to call one another henceforth: Monsieur, Madame. |
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Wedding anniversary, 9,64oz BRONZE
A man and a woman, seated on their heels, face to face, with a dove on their heads, illustrate the inscription:"And all those years were like a day". |
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Love flowers, 13,58oz BRONZE
Obverse: Under the inscription: ?QU?AMOUR SOIT? (let love be) a group of flowers, each accompanied by its meaning in the language of the flowers. Reverse: the inscription continues: ?ET CES FLEURS NE FANERONT JAMAIS? (thus these flowers will never fade) |
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Languor Paper knife, 16,66oz BRONZE
The handle represents a naked sleeping woman. |
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Bather- Paper knife, 16,66oz BRONZE
On the handle: a young woman reveals herself to go into the water. |
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Courtly love, 12,87oz BRONZE
On the front: transposition of a miniature of XIV th century representing a couple of in love. On the reverse: within a framework of medieval inspiration, a cartouche allows the engraving of a text. |
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Venus and Love - Paper knife, 10oz BRONZE
On the handle: Venus revealed bearing on its shoulders the naked Love who she carries on her two arms in arches. |
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Calendar Jules Verne 2005, 20,81oz BRONZE
Drawn according to the photography of Nadar, the portrait of Jules Vern shows us dreamy and cheerful character who entrains us in the round of the days of the year... 2005. |
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2002 calendar four-leaf clover, 14,10oz BRONZE
Meet with luck! This convex calendar is a regeneration of the clover as an amulet. It will do its beneficial duty and will bring you joy and luck all through the year, without risk of fading. |
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2002 Calendar Little Prince, 17,63oz BRONZE
The Little Prince, who has escaped from Saint-Exupery's poetical world, is surrounded with roses recalling the one so dear to his heart, and welcomes us for the first six months of the year 2002. The sheep, the lamplighter and the fox will accompany us fo |
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Europe 2000 Calender, 16,07oz BRONZE
The face represents the presence of the European world now at the term of its construction. On the reverse, the nymph Europa represents the fertility of our continent, rich in promise, hope and peace. |
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2003 Calendar - A clever reminder, bronze with pat
This "flower of time" offers useful elegance, playful usefulness and play of beauty. From the centre out, a spiral seems to wink at the Great Beginning, cleverly symbolized by the "at" sign. |
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2003 Calendar - A clever reminder, bronze without
This "flower of time" offers useful elegance, playful usefulness and play of beauty. From the centre out, a spiral seems to wink at the Great Beginning, cleverly symbolized by the "at" sign. |
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Head of Minerve, 6,20oz BRONZE
Artist: Alphée Dubois
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HERACLEA FROM LUCANIA, 6,36oz BRONZE
This medal is an enlargement of a silver stater (Greek antiquity currency). On the front, Athena, profile on the right, is wearing an attic helmet. On the back, Heracles is stifles the Lion of Nemee. |
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TRADE, 2,63oz BRONZE
During the Greek antiquity, the god of trade was Mercure. He was the only one to know how much a pineapple, a banana, grapes or apples were worthed. |
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Bacchus, 10,58oz BRONZE
From the bottom of his deep barrel, it invites us to a last reunion. |
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Bacchante, 3,54oz BRONZE
Bacchante - Mythology |
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Twinned towns, 11,02oz BRONZE
Two women "made" just like towers, are holding hands above the door of an imaginary city: they illustrate in an allegorical way the alliance of two cities. |
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The Institute of France, 3,94oz BRONZE
The Institute of France, majesty of the old chapel, size of the dome, nothing misses for the solemnity of such a place. |
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The French Haute couture, 6,36oz BRONZE
A model lends itself without a word to the fittings while the dressmakers unstitch and slip by. Evanescence of the behaviour, of the evening dress which one carries only one evening to dance in the districts of the mode and the luxury, eternal and charming parquet floor. |
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France, 10,58oz BRONZE
This medal points out the greatness of France, its monuments and its areas, in a rather free composition of the cartography. |
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France, 8,47oz BRONZE
The branches of the olive-tree and the oak, symbols of wisdom and force, are linked in France where the Mont Saint-Michel, the Pont du Gard, the Eiffel Tower and lot of others are essential to it. |
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FRANCE WITH THE SOWER, 6,36oz BRONZE
This medal invites us to a Turn of France of the specialities under the benevolent supervision of the Sower! |
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ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF PARIS, 2,61oz BRONZE
ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF PARIS |
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France beauty, 11,63oz BRONZE
All France on a medal, that is the gauntlet that artist Pierre Turin throws down to the tourists of the whole world by proposing them a medal depicting the finest sites in France. |
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Mirabeau Bridge, 17,64oz BRONZE
The Pont Mirabeau was built from 1893 to 1896. It is a metallic bridge which lies on two decorated piers. ?Sous le pont Mirabeau coule la Seine?? (Under the Pont Mirabeau the Seine flows?), a famous poem by Guillaume Apollinaire. |
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PARIS City of Light, 10,58oz BRONZE
The medal aims at showing both sides of Paris: Paris as a cultural centre and the famous vision of “Paris by Nightâ€. |
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Paris in colour, 4,40oz BRONZE
The artist has featured a pictorial Paris, where the abstract and figurative styles blend well together and the red and blue are evocative of the colours of the capital?s coat of arms. The reverse depicts a ship, - symbol of the river trade of the town |
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Box with the Paris seal, 6,35oz BRONZE
The historical medal featuring the Paris seal is used as a lid on a box that can house sweets or jewellery or some secret? The seal of Paris reproduces here the famous symbol of the city of Paris . |
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The Louvre Museum, 18,65oz BRONZE
After a visit to the Louvre, you would like to take everything with you ? Designed by Suzeau, this medal combines successfully the most classical with the most modern architectural lines ? between the Royal Palace and the Pyramid ? to say nothing of the u |
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Marie Bridge, 13,64oz BRONZE
During the reign of Louis XIII, Christophe Marie, contractor to the French Government, participated in urbanizing the Notre-Dame island. He built the Pont Marie with its houses. |
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Alexandre III Bridge, 8,84oz BRONZE
Obverse: a general view of the bridge with the Grand Palais in the background.On the reverse, a composition made up of decorative elements. The bridge was 100 years old in 2000. |
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Eiffel Tower, 13,4oz BRONZE
Gustave Eiffel, the famous engineer, thought that his construction would only be for few months, during the International Exhibition of Paris from May 5 to October 31, 1889. Fortunately, the Eiffel Tower, symbol of Paris and France, is eternal. |
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Seal of Paris, 17,64oz BRONZE
The seal of Paris struck in Florentine bronze and resurrected by Monnaie de Paris. This souvenir gift will delight the lovers of Paris and its history. |
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Paris Opera, 7,41oz BRONZE
The Garnier Palace, a temple of lyrical and choreographic art, was built by Charles Garnier at the end of the nineteenth century. The medal designed by Lindauer invites you to keep the memory of an architectural masterpiece known all around the world. |
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Notre-Dame de Paris, 8,74oz BRONZE
Obverse,the statue of the Virgin (14th century)stands out against the great rosace of the St Stephen gate. On the reverse, bird's eye view of the back of the cathedral. |
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Place de la Concorde, 7,41 oz BRONZE
The obverse depicts the square as it was laid out by Gabriel in 1753. In the North, the Hotel Crillon and the Admiralty between which the Rue Royal opens, and in the centre the obelisque coming from Louxor. On the reverse, one of the fountains of the squa |
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Paperweight "Heart of Paris", 15,9oz BRONZE
You might almost think that the Seine is flowing on this paperweight designed by Jacques Birr with the talent of a poet. The Paris Mint appears on it, opposite the Pont Neuf. |
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Paris, 15,16oz BRONZE
Some of the main monuments of Paris against on a background of intertwining streets and boulevards.The reverse features the milestones in the history of Paris. |
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Blazons of the French Provinces, 11,9oz BRONZE
The map of France is covered with the blazons of the provinces which have made up the country through the centuries. |
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Wake, 7,41 oz BRONZE
Time, the various ages of the life dig an indelible furrow. The most pessimistic call them wrinkles, the others name them wakes. Wake of a perfume, a steamer, a memory... |
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Partnership-Solidarity, 2,37oz BRONZE
Characters are holding hands to form a circular plank, and it is the world which is reorganized. Plain reverse. |
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Solidarity, 10,58 oz BRONZE
Artist: René Merelle
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Recognition of goods services, 2,91 oz BRONZE
The personified Recognition gives a palm, symbol of reward. |
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SECRET GARDENS, 15,17 oz BRONZE
Our secret garden reveals us and all hides us at the same time: eager to protect our joys and our dreams, we make of them a floor of flowers and plants, generous and confused, of which us only know the paths. |
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A HYMN TO NATURE, 3,86oz BRONZE
Wave with nature by a naked woman, the arm raised as in extase, in front of a lake surrounded of mountains. Plate plain reverse. |
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Homage to the personnes retired, 4,59oz BRONZE
The torch passes, of hand in hand, from generation to generation and young people are liking with seniors to transmit their knowledge to them and to tell them lived to them. |
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Homage to medicine, 10,58oz BRONZE
The symbols of medicine are ordered here in a beautiful composition: Hippocrates, guard of the oath of the doctors, the heart, the hands which look after and great ideals of the doctor. |
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EARS, 5,12oz BRONZE
France is a country which cultivates the ground since generations. The oats and corn, barley, corn ears form a floral composition: what nourishes us is as beautiful to see as good to eat. |
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Friendship, 7,20oz BRONZE
The rounds formed by the men join together the continents and civilizations for a peace to come. |
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Box National Order of Merit, 6,35oz BRONZE
The medal lid represents the official french decoration of the National Order of Merit. This box will make it possible to the member elect to mark the memory of it every day. |
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Always higher, 10,58oz BRONZE
Obverse :This cloud of migratory birds carrying chance and love, will fill you happiness. |
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The Flora, 6,52oz BRONZE
The Goddess, Flore, sprinkles water on flowers and shows us in return the diverse tools of gardening. From the rake to the pail, to the wheelbarrow and hose, nothing is missing. |
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Dialog, 6,31oz BRONZE
The power of dialogue brings together individuals as well as groups or communities, even if they have completely opposed ideas. |
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Calendar 2004 - Dream of Peace-, 17,540z BRONZE
A revolving Europe offers to the year, 2004, the serenity of its energy. |
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TOGETHER, 300 gr BRONZE
Two silhouettes superimposed on one (redundant-remove) to evoke a couple, life. Bronzed silver medal studded with red. |
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Djazaïr, 210g BRONZE
Two enmeshed rings symbolizing the union between Algeria & France. Back Side: Classical calligraphy in Arabic of the phrase, “One Year of Algeria in Franceâ€. |
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Environment, 7,40oz BRONZE
Front Side : A hundred-year-old tree symbolizing nature to be protected. Back Side : Man, the night owl that he is, tries to maintain the equilibrium of the environment for a long-lasting future |
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The oyster, 7,93oz Bronze
Sight in diving on an open oyster makes it possible to see the play of the folds of the flesh on the pearly limestone. |
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Dominique William Simeon :the Owl, 5,7lb Bronze
Mintage:250, As usual, the artist uses all his talent to bring together esthetical research and sentimentality in a subtle harmony. It is this successful endeavour which makes his small owl, with its large astonished eyes, so touching. |
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Takeoff, 1000g Bronze
Any change may be reassuring when the feeling conveyed by the artist is one of hope, life and liberty. A trophy of art suspends the flight of evolution for a time |
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Rabbit, 12,7oz Bronze
Mintage:250, Rabbit curled up like a ball. |
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Maurice Ravel, 10,58oz Bronze
The composer was born in the Pyrenees. Its Parisian life is known. Thus let us turn over to the sources to know the character in all his intimacy and to admire this village of Ciboure. |
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Wishes 26 "in major", 17,64oz Bronze
The composition of a medal, when she wants to represent the musical composition, becomes any baroque: the movements of bows, the notes and the keys, the instruments seem to dance madly in a swirl of sounds. |
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Victor Hugo, 6,36oz Bronze
To celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Victor Hugo in 2002, the Mint of Paris asked for some its engravers of remind us that which made the beautiful days of the French literature. |
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Victor Hugo, 2,61oz Bronze
To celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Victor Hugo in 2002, the Mint of Paris asked for some its engravers of remind us that which made the beautiful days of the French literature. |
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Victor Hugo, 6,18oz Bronze
To celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Victor Hugo in 2002, the Mint of Paris asked for some its engravers of remind us that which made the beautiful days of the French literature. |
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Beethoven, 6,52oz Bronze
Portrait of the famous German composer of the 18th century. The dates of his birth and death are written on both sides of his portrait. |
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John Sebastian BACH, 7,77oz Bronze
Observe: the portrait of John Sebastian Bach. Pierre Lovy offers to us a portrait of the large composer as well as the image of one of his favourite instruments: large the organ which makes resound the divine music in all the churches. Reverse: Choir organs. |
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Camille Corot, 6,36oz Bronze
The portrait of the painter is decorated with the reverse of the engraving of a naked young woman, on a floral composition. |
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Cesar, 32oz Bronze
Front: the face of the sculptor to the "flowered" beard... Little flowers but also of chips metal and a not yet compressed car. Back: the famous inch of Cesar, with its own signature. This inch, it is the natural spatula of the sculptor, set up in totem. |
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Camille Claudel, 3,54oz Bronze
Front: the portrait of the sculptor.Back: composition evoking one of its works with, in the field on the right, the inscription in five lines: GOLD/THAT IT/FINDS/IS WELL/A IT, sentence of Rodin. |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 6,36oz Bronze
Front: the young Austrian composer with a harpsichord plays of the left hand by looking at the public. Back: evocation of the Salzburg old man, his birthplace, according to an old engraving. |
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The Flora, 6,52oz Bronze
The Goddess, Flore, sprinkles water on flowers and shows us in return the diverse tools of gardening. From the rake to the pail, to the wheelbarrow and hose, nothing is missing. |
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Paper-weight The Arts, 9,5oz Bronze
Painting, sculpture and architecture are gathered together here by Grégorio Vardanega to feature an allegory of the arts. Smooth reverse side. |
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Smoker, 6,35oz Bronze
Nude bust of a young woman reclining on a sofa with a cigarette between her fingers. |
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The three Goddess, 1,76oz Bronze
Front: The Three Graces. Back: Symbols of Love, two pigeons perched on a garland of flowers joining their beaks above “carquoisâ€sitting on an arch |
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Arthur Rimbaud, 6,35oz Bronze
Front: Portrait of the poet. Back:Two hands holding a heart formed by a branch of thorns through which passes a lyre, symbolizing the revolt that inspired the poet. |
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Nude, 3,54oz Bronze
A nude woman sitting ashore. |
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Zao Wou-Ki,6,34oz Bronze
On the font, the portrait of the painter Zao Wou-Ki, who had Pekinese origin. |
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Unicorn Dionysaque (Dali), 10,58oz Bronze
Here a low-relief of horn-the eye: similar a vestige of ancient time, this rider is not less avoided by it attributes of “dalinian†mythology |
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The Spring, 17,64oz Bronze
A young couple, a romance that began at a tender age, like spring, ‘it is an invitation to a journey’, spoken by Charles Baudelaire. |
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Dali by Dali, 13,33oz Bronze
Bleu Box « Monnaie de Paris » |
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Persee and Andromede, 7,94oz Bronze
Force and vigour of Pegasus and his Parsee rider. Brittleness of Andromeda about to be devoured by a marine monster. The medal allows confrontation and offers one seizing contrast between the two manners. |
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EVE, 6,66oz Bronze
Front: Thoughtful Eve. Back: the apple tree to which the snake seeking is surrounded to reach the apple. |
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Atalante, 4,59oz Bronze
Hippomene dropped the golden apples on the race track, but that couldn’t stop from picking up the beautiful Atalante. In the end, he won the race and By the way the young woman. |
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Orpheus, 22,5oz Bronze
Bust of Orpheus holding his lyre to his chest, a laurel crown on his dishevelled hair floating in the wind. His anguished face expresses his despair at the death of Eurydice. |
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René Descartes - Literature, 2,61oz Bronze
Front: Bust of philosopher and mathematician, right profile, abundant hair falling of it curl around to the neck. Back: Inscriptions. |
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Nicolas Poussin ? Arts Painting, 1,55oz Bronze
Obverse : Bust in left profile of the painter. Reverse : Lettering over five lines and below the inscription : « Galerie Métallique des Grands Hommes Français 1817 » (metallic gallery of great French men 1817. |
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Pierre Corneille - Litterature. 2,61oz Bronze
Obverse : Bust in left profile of the playwright, in XVIIth century costume. Reverse: Lettering in the legend and in the field. |
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French Republic, 3,67oz Bronze
The Third Republic, took back its place, draped in a long tunic in antique style, and is presented in a serene posture. It recalls, with a quiet force, the values which it defends: Freedom, Equality, and Fraternity. |
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Republic, 3,54oz Bronze
Profile of crowned woman of oak and bay-tree symbolizing the Republic. |
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General De Gaulle, 6,36oz Bronze
This medal still makes us hear the call of 18 June 1940 launched by General De Gaulle. |
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Creation of the Military decoration, 6,71oz Bronze
Here a reproduction of the first military decoration created in 1852 by Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte. |
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Justice, 2,85oz Silver-plated Bronze
Artist:Alfred Borrel |
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FRENCH REPUBLIC, 8oz Bronze
French Republic Inspired of the beautiful traditional faces of Athena or Demeter of ancient Greek coining, this timeless Republic imposes its proud profile and the idea of its pride, its nobility and her freedom gives us thus. Smooth reverse. |
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Elysée Palace, 10,23oz Bronze
Erected and decorated from 1718 and 1722, the Elysée Palace was built according to the architectural principles in vogue at that time. It remains one of the best examples of the classical model and one of the most coveted dwellings of the Republic. Renewa |
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Legion of Honour medal, 7,76oz Bronze
The godfather of the recipient presents him with the award, this is a tradition. But you may also make him a present of the medal of the famous Order created by Napoleon 1st. The medal of the Legion of Honour is a gift to make on the occasion of the award |
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INVALIDS - Tercentenary, 10,58oz Bronze
It was necessary to celebrate with dignity the birthday of such a national monument. It collects and looks after the war wounded since Louis XIV and prolongs the memory of those which died for the fatherland. |
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The Institute of France, 17,29oz Bronze
The Institute of France, majesty of the old chapel, size of the dome, nothing misses for the solemnity of such a place. |
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Flowered France, 9oz Bronze
The decided air and the savage glance, Marianne Frenchwoman does not remain about it less sensitive to the floor of flowers than France offers to her. |
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FRANCE, 10,58oz Bronze
This medal points out the greatness of France, its monuments and its areas, in a rather free composition of the cartography. |
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FRANCE, 8,47oz Bronze
The branches of the olive-tree and the oak, symbols of wisdom and force, are linked in France where the Mont Saint-Michel, the Pont du Gard, the Eiffel Tower and lot of others are essential to it. |
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Foundation of the Military academy, 4,59oz Bronze
This school has as a currency: "A the nobility growing for the honor of the weapons". |
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EIFFEL TOWER, 6,36oz Bronze
Gustave EIFFEL . The Tower |
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Ajaccio, the city, 7,41oz Bronze
In overprinting, the imperial eagle draws up itself behind the weapons of the town of Ajaccio. These worms of an old Ajaccian song: FIVE KINGS WERE BORN IN YOUR WALLS, FIVE CHILDREN WHO DRANK OF YOUR MILK AND BECAUSE OF THEIR BATTLES, CAN MAKE YOU A CHAIN. |
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Bordeaux the city, 5,71oz Bronze
This composition refers to the great prosperity that the city knew during the 17th century thanks to the trade of the islands: the women, only for engravings, then carried the hairstyle of the frigate. |
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AIX-EN-PROVENCE CITY, 3,19oz Bronze
Avers: the city and its fountains, this is the image given of the beautiful southernmost city, famous for its legends and tales. Reverse: the aspect historical with king Rene the Good, originating in Aix, recalls that a city is also made high facts and accounts which do not have anything any more legendary. |
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Kaaba, 10,58oz Bronze, Black Patina
Front: The profession of one’s faith is the highest concept and the basis of Islam symbolizing Saint Kaaba, the first temple of God raised by Abraham to promote monotheism (one religion). |
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Holy Russia, 15,87oz Bronze
Fervour engraved in bronze and the very essence of the soul of great and Holy Russia is thus highlighted in a 81 mm medallion designed by Thérèse Dufresne. |
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Egypte, 16,12oz Bronze
Thérèse DUFRESNE pictures the Egypt of the Gods and the Dead.One by one, pyramids soar up from barren,sun-drenched stretches of land:first Saggara, like gigantic stairs, then Dachour, Meidoum and, at last, Giza, like the incarnation of a beam of light. |
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Venice, 9,34oz Bronze
On the obverse a flight of pigeons blurs the neat lines of the façades. The reverse depicts the canals, these water streets bustling with life and noises, imparting its special mood and flavour to the town. |
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Hong Kong, 10,58oz Bronze
New York? No, Hong Kong! Thérèse Dufresne who engraves the towns of the world as if she flied over them celebrates one of the most fascinating economic centres of South-Eastern Asia. |
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China, 10,58oz Bronze
Front: Today’s China. The Chinese are mobilizing by the millions to transform their country into a great industrial power. Back: China of yesterday. The Great Wall curves in following the mountains only to disappear in the distance. |
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Jerusalem, 11,29oz Bronze
Jerusalem, the holy town, the cradle of civilizations. Eternity is concentrated in a unique medal engraved in bronze by Thérèse Dufresne. |
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Sport Spirit Bronze, 7,20oz
The torch, the hands which are tightened, the oaths which one makes, there is in these sporting meetings something which points out to us the tradition of honesty and courtesy of the medieval tournament. |
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Sport Spirit Bronze, 2,48oz Bronze
Artist:René Merelle |
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Dance, 2,61oz Bronze
Principal Dancers are outlining a step of two, a solo, a group composition: a universal gravitation appreciated by Paul Valéry. |
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Artemis, 27,62oz Bronze
A nude Artemis playing with a lamb: a scene that sometimes re-evokes simplicity and purity in a masterful way. |
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Diane leaving the bath, 7,94oz Bronze
The Goddess, Diana, reclining nude after the hunt, being groomed by a nymph. Reproduction of a painting by François Boucher. |
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Dolphin, 8oz Bronze
On the obverse, the head of a dolphin whose mouth showing numerous teeth seems to smile. On the reverse, a couple of dolphins accompanied by a young dolphin, leaps out of the water. |
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Calendar 2004 - Dream of Peace, 17,54oz Bronze flo
A revolving Europe offers to the year, 2004, the serenity of its energy. |
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Santa Claus, 6,31oz Bronze
Front: the jovial face of the good Santa Claus such as everybody imagine it, is finally materialized. On the reverse: on his sledge full with gifts drawn by the reindeer, Santa flies in the starry sky above a landscape of dream. |
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Elephant, 8oz Bronze
The elephant of Jacki Mauviel seems to be really greedy. He is trying to eat shoots and trees, which remember its crossing. And it’s an understatement to say it was devastating… |
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TRAINING, 4,59oz Bronze
The two hands, one of the master’s and one of the apprentice’s ,met and joined around the stick of trade-guild: the tradition of the trades is transmitted age in age. |
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EARS 5,12oz Bronze
France is a country which cultivates the ground since generations. The oats and corn, barley, corn ears form a floral composition: what nourishes us is as beautiful to see as good to eat. |
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HORTICULTURE 2,72oz Bronze
The engraver transformed into angels the gardeners to evoke their first quality , patience. |
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 18,62oz Bronze
Jean Letourneur a voulu rendre hommage à Antoine de Saint-Exupéry et à son oeuvre majeure "Le Petit Prince". |
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Childhood, 7,4oz Bronze
Childhood, the prime of life, is the time when you marvel at everything, every time. |
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Baby tooth, 12,45oz Bronze
This fine piece of workmanship is dedicated to childhood. It combines dream and reality. The obverse depicts a child and cat asleep. On the reverse, night and its mysteries unveil a game of cat and mouse. |
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The Little Prince, 10,96oz Bronze
Original work.A tribute to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and his major work,The Little Prince. (copyright:Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) |
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Rugby- The Five Nations tournament Bronze
Artist:Jean Claude Ammann.When the tournament had only five members, people used to make play of the blazons: coal, rose, cock, leek and clover. Each nation has its own symbol. |
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Halloween Bronze
This medal in the shape of a pumpkin takes us to the land of witches, chained ghosts, spider, werewolves and bats... |
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Dinosaur Bronze
Front: the image of a dinosaur, Tarbosaurus bataar, such as it could be reconstituted by the palaeontologists. Reverse: the skeleton of the prehistoric animal such as it was discovered in the Gobi Desert in 1955. |
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The travelling castle - Sophie and How Bronze
Sophie and How are the characters coming out of cartoon film "the travelling castle". The topics of violence and old age are tackled. |
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The Kiss of Infinite Bronze
The Kiss of InfiniteMade for the exhibition of «Moebius-Miyazaki", this medal on the theme of the kiss of infinite, characteristic illustration of the work of Moebius, takes life on a bronze medal, struck by the workmen of art of the Monnaie de Paris. |
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