Fondateurs de l`Ordre de la Visitation - Médaille par L. Penin à Lyon
Fondateurs de l`Ordre de la Visitation - Médaille par L. Penin à Lyon
€341,012.00
Location
France
Year
Type
Commemorative medals/Religious medal
Composition
Silver plated copper
Weight
13.3 g
Diameter
32 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Notice
Ludovic Penin
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Within a quatrefoil pattern studded with small crosses, a large haloed bust of Saint François de Sales (1567-1622), facing right. French legend all around, the engraver`s name under the bust and the town where the medal was issued.
Obverse lettering
S. FR. DE SALES - DOCT. DE L`EGL. -
PRIEZ POUR N.
L.PENIN A LYON
Obverse script
Reverse description
Within a quatrefoil pattern studded with small crosses, a large haloed bust, facing right, of Saint Jeanne Françoise Frémyot, Baroness de Chantal (1572-1641), holding a large cross and the Sacred Heart. French legend all around, engraver`s name below the bust and city of issue.
Reverse lettering
Ste. Jne. FRANCOISE - DE CHANTAL -
PRIEZ POUR N.
L.PENIN A LYON
