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Republica Argentina, per Centenario dela Independencia

Medal
1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This medal was issued to celebrate the Centenary of the Foundation of the Argentinian Republic. It was made by Hippolyte-Jules Lefebvre in France in 1910.
Lefebvre exhibited a version of this medal at the International Exhibition in Brussels in 1910, which was the first international exhibition which devoted a separate section to medals.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRepublica Argentina, per Centenario dela Independencia (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Centenary of the Foundation of the Argentinian Republic, bronze, by Hippolyte-Jules Lefebvre, French, 20th century, 1910.
Physical description
Obverse: Two standing female figures wearing classical drapery stand in a landscape. One holds an olive branch, the other a cornucopia. They face the seated figure of Marianne, symbol of the French Republic, whose left hand indicates a plaque with the Roman numerals LXX. In the exergue inscription.
Reverse: Naked female figure, representing Argentina liberated and armed, runs to the left holding up broken chains. There is a rising sun in the background. Inscription.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 5.175cm
  • Weight: 83.5g
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'PER CENTENARIO DE LA INDEPENDENCIA 1910' (obverse)
    Translation
    'for the Centenary of Independence 1910'
  • 'REPUBLICA ARGENTINA 15 DE MAYO 1810' (reverse)
Object history
Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1978.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This medal was issued to celebrate the Centenary of the Foundation of the Argentinian Republic. It was made by Hippolyte-Jules Lefebvre in France in 1910.
Lefebvre exhibited a version of this medal at the International Exhibition in Brussels in 1910, which was the first international exhibition which devoted a separate section to medals.
Bibliographic references
  • Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, III, London, 1904, pp. 369-370 and Vol VII, pp. 543-544
  • Les Médailleurs Français a l'exposition internationale de Bruxelles en 1910, 1910, p. 10
Collection
Accession number
A.133-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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