Raymond JOLY (1911-2006) - Lot 20

Raymond JOLY (1911-2006) Notre Dame de Chartres. Enameled bronze medal. Obverse: Notre Dame du Pillier (or Vierge Noire) standing out against a stained glass background dedicated to the Mother of God; monogram RJ. Reverse: The spires of Chartres Cathedral seen from a wheat field. In the sky, passages from Charles Péguy's nine-line poem: UN HOMME/ DE CHEZ NOUS/ A FAIT JAILLIR ICI/ D'UN SEUL ENLÈVEMENT/ LA FLECHE UNIQUE/ C'EST L'ÉPI LE PLUS DUR/ QUI SOIT JAM Diameter: 144.0 mm Splendid enameled cast issued by the Monnaie de Paris for the Club Français de la Médaille, limited to 150 pieces. This one is not numbered, but has a different Mp on the edge, suggesting specific manufacture.