Set of four French commemorative bronze medals including University of Paris, Victor Hugo, and Légion d’Honneur
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1971
This collection consists of four distinct commemorative bronze medals, each reflecting different historical or institutional themes. The set includes a bronze medal from the University of Paris, designed after the work of Jules-Clément Chaplain, which is housed in its original protective presentation case.
Additionally, the group features a medal inscribed "Auspice Napoleone," a commemorative piece bearing the portrait likeness of the celebrated French author and poet Victor Hugo, and a medal issued by the Société d’entraide de la Légion d’honneur (Mutual Aid Society of the Legion of Honor) dated 1971. The medals exhibit varying diameters: the University of Paris medal measures 6.5 cm, the "Auspice Napoleone" medal 4 cm, the Victor Hugo medal 3.3 cm, and the Legion of Honor medal 5 cm.
Each piece is crafted from bronze, displaying signs of usage consistent with their age and history. These medals serve as significant examples of 20th-century French medallic art and social history.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Diameters
- 6.5 cm, 4 cm, 3.3 cm, 5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Subjects
- University of Paris, Napoleon, Victor Hugo, Légion d’honneur
Design
- Features
- Likeness of Victor Hugo, University of Paris design, Auspice Napoleone inscription
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Jules-Clément Chaplain
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.