Description

Beautiful & RARE antique religious art medal

Signature medal engraver artist: L. Chalin from Paris

Portrait of Saint Remi as bishop of Reims (France)

     – Saint Remi – Saint Remy – Saint Remigius –

  remark the refined floral decors into the edges 

    & the mosaic background effect 

on the reverse side are the words spoken by Saint Remi

     to Clovis, First king of France, in 496

 in French inscriptions:

   ” Courbe la tete fier Sicambre,

     adore ce que tu as brulé,

     brule ce que tu adoré  ”

meaning: ” Bow thy head proud Sicambrian,

                  adore what you have burned,

                  burn what you adored “

CONDITION: beautifully aged

SIZE: 25 mm diameter (or 1,00 inch)

MATERIAL: silver & gold bale + ring