Large French Commemorative Medal To ID

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worldnumis Pillar of the Community United States 731 Posts	Posted 03/13/2012 01:53 am This is a large thick 2 inch bronze or copper medal. It has a plain edge with no privy marks. Possibly a commemorative for a Bishop or Cardinal from Metz. Anyone know what it is and the circumstances for it's issuance? Report this Post to the Staff

chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 03/13/2012 08:03 am The legend says: P.G.M. Dupont des Loges, Bishop of Metz 1843-1886. The dates below refer when/where he was born and died. Here is some info in French about him: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Dupont_des_Loges The motto around the portrait is apparently taken from a reply that he wrote when the German Emperor offered him a decoration. Dupont des Loges wrote about "loyalty to my past" (fidélité a mon passé) and the "religion of memories" (religion des souvenirs). Don't know when that medal was made, but I guess it is from 1886 ... Christian Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 03/13/2012 08:20 am Just saw this photo on a dealer's page http://www.muenzauktion.com/saive/i...0&catid=5968 (scroll down to the large image) where you can read the name Bellevoye. So it seems the medal was designed by Adolphe Bellevoye: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Bellevoye And on that page you will, in the list of his works, a line that says "médaille de Monseigneur Dupont des Loges, 1887". Voilà. :) Christian Edited by chrisild 03/13/2012 08:20 am Report this Post to the Staff
worldnumis Pillar of the Community United States 731 Posts	Posted 03/13/2012 11:35 am Thanks chrisild. Those links provided some interesting history and identification about the medal. Report this Post to the Staff
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