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On another thread I saw a comment about Marianne which made me dig out this old medal depicting what I think is one of her better days. Now Marianne is France. Or perhaps I should say she embodies the French State's ideals of things like liberty, brotherhood, and egalitarianism. Her face changes over the years but she never seems to age. Marianne has a sister of sorts in Miss Liberty, as we saw her on classic U.S. coins. Is anyone on a first name basis with Miss Liberty, as the French are with Marianne? My question is, "what is Miss Liberty's first name?" Go ask Marianne.  |
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That is a BEAUTIFUL medal! What are the specs on it? Size, weight, composition, etc.
Thanks for sharing!
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I believe the incredibly beautiful Letitia Casta (model, actress) was considered the living embodiment of Marianne for a time...
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B E A U T I F U L ! Thanks for the posting. What's on the flip-side?
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Now THAT is an artistic representation!
But the rooster, what does that represent?
I remember the French gold coin with the rooster.
For all her beauty Marianne still looks ready to fight to defend Liberty.
As ever she must.
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Australia
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Excellent artwork.
I love that chook*, but the first time I have seen integral with a helmet.
Beautiful medal, beautiful model.
What is the diameter and weight?
Do you know of the reason or occasion for which it was struck?
* = Australian for chicken.
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I've always had a thing for French girls!
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But the rooster, what does that represent?
I remember the French gold coin with the rooster. The use of a rooster to symbolize France is a play on words. In Latin, the word for "rooster", gallus, is the same as the word for "person from Gaul", Gallus; "Gaul" being the name the Romans applied to the area we now call "France". Although the homonym was noted by ancient Roman writers, it was not until the middle ages that the French people and government actually started using the Rooster as a symbol for their country. The popularity of the symbol increased after the Revolution, as many of their other national symbols (such as the fleur-de-lys) had a monarchistic interpretation. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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For those unseemly gentlemen seeking a peek at Marianne's backside, I will oblige under caution to the censors to redact anything with too much of a French sensibility for this family forum. As it turns out this Marianne is a stock image, mated impiously with various reverses, no disrespect intended. Her constitution is silver-plated copper, but of course we esteem her a heart of gold.  |
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A glorious backside ... Thanks for mooning us!
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SAP, I never would have guessed the Gallus play on words.
The reverse inscription needs interpretation. My best guess here
is the Butcher's Union of Rouen and surrounding area will march fatted animals through the town on Sunday.
Was there a contest, like a county fair?
GOT IT!
dimanche des rameaux = Palm Sunday.
A week before the end of the Lenten Fast.
I'll bring the steak sauce.
Edited by matthewvincent
03/06/2015 09:52 am
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Belgium
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translation of the reverse inscription : Butcher's Union of Rouen and surrending ,Show/competition of fat animals on Palm Sunday (sunday before Easter ). Can you date this medal ? At a moment , Brigitte Bardot (the sexy actress à was the model for Marianne ... she was not fat ...albert
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A search for the designer, Louis Bottee, reveals he died in 1940. However,
a search for "Louis Bottee Images" reveals that the same Art Nouveaux depiction of Marianne occurs on many different medals for different events. The reverse sometimes has an area to engrave the recipients name.
As for an exact date? I do not know.
On such medal has a date of 1923. And there appears to be a chance that Bottee's design is still being used.
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the name Marianne is a combination of the names Marie and Anne very popular in the 18th century in France.His use as symbol for the republic seems to derive from a revolutionary song (1792) La Guerison de Marianne : the recovery of M..albert
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There is something about the elegance that French Medal's portray, I have always had a weakness for beautiful women, France and it's artist have given us many. Thanks for posting
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Posted 03/05/2015 1:20 pm
