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Médaille - Saint-Christophe, porte bonheur
| Location | France |
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| Composition | Aluminium |
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| Obverse description | Relief depiction of Saint Christopher wading through water, carrying the Christ Child on his shoulders and holding a staff, rendered in low relief at the centre of the field. The circular central design is surrounded by an ornate openwork border of intertwined floral and foliate branches with buds, surmounted by a suspension loop. No legend. |
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| Reverse description | Relief depiction of an early automobile in motion at the centre of the field, set against a landscape background. A circular legend in the inner field reads the protective invocation to Saint Christopher, with the word FRANCE at the lower right. The border mirrors the obverse with the same openwork floral and foliate design. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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