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PUD NO_836-1-1 AE |
| Subject | : | La Martiniere - Lyon - Type I |
| Size | : | 55.4 mm |
| Metal | : | Copper |
| Year | : | 1836 |
| Description | : | obv. Head of Claude Martin, right, around upper border continuously : CLAUDE MARTIN FONDATEUR. At bottom : LABORE ET CONSTANTIA (By toil and perseverance). Signed : DANTZELL FILS, rev. Around border : ECOLE DES SCIENCES ET ARTS INDUSTRIES DE LYON. (Science & Industrial Art School Lyon). In centre a wreath. Between tips of wreath : LA MARTINIERE. Wreath with space within for award (Award noted : MATHEMATIQUE /1RE DIVISION / 2E MENTION / CHOUZY / (JACQUE) / 1840.
Type I obverse has the ‘short curl’ bust (short curl under nape of neck), larger letter continuous legend, signed Dantzell Fils and small wreath reverse. Silver of Type I not traced but almost certainly exists as silver medals of the later types exist. The two bronze specimens examined awarded in 1839 and 1840. |
