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Medal of the Academy of Arts Sciences and Letters
| Location | France |
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| Technique | Struck |
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| Obverse description | A Maltese cross in high relief occupies the field, with sprigs of laurel and oak leaves filling the angles between the arms. At the center, an oval medallion bears a laureate bust of Marianne in left profile, surrounded by a circular legend. The outer legend 'ARTS - SCIENCES - LETTRES' arcs around the upper portion of the rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | ARTS - SCIENCES - LETTRES |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a large blank cartouche in the center intended for engraving, surmounted by a cursive monogram 'AL' in the upper field. Around the lower portion, allegorical attributes of the arts and learning are depicted in relief: stacked books, a painter's palette with brushes, an Ionic capital scroll, and a female bust emerging from a laurel wreath at right. A wreath of laurel and oak frames the composition along the rim. |
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