knights

Description

The plaquette's obverse bears knight with cross-emblazoned tunic, sheathed sword and shield held strapped to left arm, standing in door frame, shielding huddled women and children from billowing smoke or clouds in background. Signed in top right corner, Jean Droit

The reverse bears legend and dedication, CROIX ROUGE / DE / BELGIQUE / (inscribed) MR. A. PIRON

According to the artist's French Wikipedia entry, this is one of two iconic images he created for the Red Cross. This one symbolizes the perfect qualities of the Red Cross helper: the knight without fear and beyond reproach.

The rectangular plaquette measures 57.3mm x 66.3mm and was struck in bronze. No mintage is reported.

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6
dimensions	57.3mm x 66.3mm
weight	116.3g
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Jan 7, 2018 20:42

Golden bronze with tan patina

Description

The medal's obverse bears Merlin and knights watching Arthur drawing the sword from an anvil. On anvil, incuse EXCALIBUR; on building at left, signed JDL sc. with initials in script.

The reverse bears a mountaintop castle with six towers around keep; clouds behind. Below, CAMELOT.

While the Arthurian legend is very popular and has been told, retold, and re-retold many times, I have never been a fan of anything but the original and the most faithful renditions. This medal with its mythical castle and a somewhat stylized depiction of the crucial moment in Arthur's life does not talk to me like many of the other medals of the series do.

This design by Di Lorenzo was chosen as the 107th issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series.

The medal measures 73mm in diameter and was produced by the Medallic Art Company of Danbury, Connecticut. Its reported mintage is 750 pieces in bronze and an unknown number of pieces in silver.

References: MACo 1930-001-107, SoM 107

Variant Details

This section contains a table of detailed variant information. Currently, I am only aware of 3 variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any others or if you find incorrect or missing information.

material	Bronze
patina	Golden bronze with tan patina
edge6	(C) 1983 MEDALLIC ART CO. - DANBURY, CT. - BRONZE
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS, 107TH ISSUE MARCH 1983, JOSEPH DI LORENZO
diameter	73mm
mintage	750 reported (for all Bronze variants)

material	Bronze
patina	Golden bronze without patina
edge6	(C) 1983 MEDALLIC ART CO. - DANBURY, CT. - BRONZE
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS, 107TH ISSUE MARCH 1983, JOSEPH DI LORENZO
diameter	73mm
mintage	750 reported (for all Bronze variants)

material	Silver
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS, 107TH ISSUE MARCH 1983, JOSEPH DI LORENZO
diameter	73mm
mintage	unknown, 700 authorized

Last modified: Jan 28, 2018 19:04