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Jeanne d'Arc Medal
Paul H. Manship (American, 1885–1966)
1915
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
0.95 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Radloff and Ann Beha, and Mrs. Andrew Oliver
Accession Number1998.8
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionObverse: Armor-clad female figure on horseback facing proper right hand of medal and carrying a standard with raised fleur-de-lis in her right arm. A horizontal angel above the figure's head offers her a sword. In raised letters at the right and left sides: "JEANNE D'ARC". In raised letters on the ground line below the horse: "PAUL MANSHIP 1915"
Reverse: A female figure in flowing drapery with hands joined in prayer. She is bound to a stake; cut wood is beneath her feet and flames engulf her form. A hand comes from a cloud above to crown the figure with a laurel wreath. A border of small dots separates the image from the raised inscription which circles the perimeter of this side: "LA VIERGE HEROIQUE ET MARTYRE MCCCCXXXI"
Reverse: A female figure in flowing drapery with hands joined in prayer. She is bound to a stake; cut wood is beneath her feet and flames engulf her form. A hand comes from a cloud above to crown the figure with a laurel wreath. A border of small dots separates the image from the raised inscription which circles the perimeter of this side: "LA VIERGE HEROIQUE ET MARTYRE MCCCCXXXI"
InscriptionsObverse: In raised letters on the ground line below the horse: "PAUL MANSHIP 1915"
ProvenancePurchased by seller, Ernest Rohdenburg III, almost 20 years ago.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.