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Charles V 52eme Roi de France

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Date:

ca. 1836.

Type of material:

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Item ID number:

2850512

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National Medal Collection

Charles V 52eme Roi de France
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Date(s):

ca. 1836.

Place:

France:

Place of creation:

France

Extent:

1 medal : bronze ; 072.92 gr
Support 0.000 x mm

Language of material:

French

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A bronze medal commemorating the life of Charles V (also known as Charles the Wise), King of France from 1364 until his death in 1380. Charles was the most influential and successful ruler of the House of Valois, victorious in many imporant battles of the Hundred Years' War which led to the recovery of regions previously ceded to the British.

The obverse side of the medal displays a bust of Charles V by Armand Caqué.

The reverse side of the medal is engraved with a short history of Charles V.
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Artist: Caqué, Armand, 1793-1881

Depicted: Charles V, King of France, 1338-1380

Charles V, King of France, 1338-1380

Charles V, roi de France, 1338-1380
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Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: obverse: CHARLES V ROI DE FRANCE / CAQUÉ / 1836, Inscription: reverse: CHARLES V. / 52EME. ROI / FILS DE JEAN LE BON. / NÉ 1337. / ROI 1364. / BATAILLES / DE COCHEREL ET D'AURAI 1364. / GUERRE AVEC L'ESPAGNE 1366. / GUERRES AVEC LES ANGLAIS 1368 A 1375. / POSE DE LA 1ERE. PIERRE DE LA BASTILLE 1370 / FIXATION DE LA MAJORITÉ / DES ROIS DE FRANCE A 14 ANS 1374. / RÉDUCTION DE LA GUYENNE / ET DE LA BRETAGNE 1377. / ENTREVUE AVEC L'EMPEREUR / 1378. / MORT 1380., Inscription: edge: mark CUIVRE, Inscription: attachment: no attachment

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C-049173 : obverse
C-049174 : reverse
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Kings and rulers France

Rois et souverains France

Portrait medallions France

Médaillons (Portraits) France
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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1986-079 X PIC
01152
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Medals 1152

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Copy negative C-049173--C-049174

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1986-79-1152

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Date modified:: 2024-05-10