"Medal Of The Virgin And Child By Raymond Joly"
Type: Medal, Virgin and Child Date: 1982Name of the workshop/city: Monnaie de Paris Metal: bronze Diameter: 80.5 mm Axis of the dies: 12 o'clock. Engraver: JOLY Raymond (1911-2006) Weight: 271.11 g. Edge: smooth + horn BRONZE Hallmark: horn BRONZEAVERS Obverse legend: ANÉPIGRAPHE. Obverse description: Virgin and Child in front of stained glass windows. Signed: R. JOLY. REVERSE Reverse legend: A - MAN / FROM - US. / MADE - SPRING. HERE. / FROM - ONE - ALONE. ABDUCTION / TO. THE. WORLD - THE. HARDEST. EAR OF WHEAT / THAT - IS. EVER. / RISES. Reverse description: Ears of wheat in front of two arrows. Medal quality: TTB++