Sainte Chapelle

Obverse

Detailed perspective view of a Gothic cathedral, with spire and surrounding buildings.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Ste CHAPELLE
R.B. BARON

Engraver: Roger Bertrand Baron

Reverse

Medieval motif with a network of lozenges decorated with fleur-de-lis and stylized castles. Interlaced border reminiscent of stained glass or medieval illumination. Anepigraph.

Engraver: Roger Bertrand Baron

Edge

Heald, punch .

Script: Latin

Lettering: BRONZE

© Rapha57280 (CC BY-NC-SA)

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Comments

• This medal features a masterpiece of French Gothic architecture, the Sainte-Chapelle, renowned for its magnificent stained-glass windows.
• The reverse features a heraldic motif typical of the French Middle Ages, with fleurs-de-lys symbolizing the Capetian monarchy.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

• Cette médaille met en valeur un chef-d'œuvre de l’architecture gothique française, la Sainte-Chapelle, connue pour ses vitraux magnifiques.
• Le revers reprend un motif héraldique typique du Moyen Âge français, avec les fleurs de lys symbolisant la monarchie capétienne.

See also

• Religious building
• Fleur-de-lis

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Numista Rarity index: 97

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