Charles-Michel De L’Épée Medal
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Title
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Charles-Michel De L’Épée Medal
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Description
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Bronze. France 1801. Signed. Posthumous. Issued to honor the educator of the deaf.
Obverse: Clothed bust to left, wearing clerical costume and skull-cap; around from lower left, CH ∙ MICHEL DE L'ÉPÉE NÉ A VERSAILLES 1712, MORT A PARIS 1789 ∙ ; on truncation, B DU VIVIER F∙.
Reverse: In a field, AU GÉNIE / INVENTEUR / DE L'ART D'INSTRUIRE / LES SOURDS-ET-MUETS / DANS LES SCIENCES / ET LES ARTS / B ∙ DUVIVIER / 1801 in eight parallel lines.
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Coverage
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France
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Creator
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Pierre Simon Benjamin Duvivier
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Date
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1801
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Extent
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42 mm
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Language
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French
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Medium
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Bronze
