KOTCT
Worldwide Coins & Bank Notes => European Coins => Topic started by: MattTheRiley on March 18, 2015, 03:33:42 AM
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A forum member from
Coin Community Forum a different coin forum posted a similar medal. I thought it was very beautiful, so I picked one up for my collection. The thing is massive, approximately 67mm in diameter! It is just stunning in hand. I found some info regarding the artist from http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/themes/2197/louis-alexandre-bott-e-medal-engraver-france-1852-1941
Louis Alexandre Bottee, Medal Engraver, France (1852-1941)
Louis Alexandre Bottee was born in Paris and apprenticed to a button factory attached to a medal engraving studio. He fought in the Franco-Prussian war, then attended the Ecol des Beaux-Arts from 1871 to 1875 and spent time in Italy in 1876. He worked in Italy from 1880 to 1882 before returning to France. Bottee produced medals for Canada and Peru in the 1880s, and produced the prize medal for the Paris International Exhibition of 1889 and the Jurors badge for the 1900 exhibition. He became a Knight of the Legion of Honour and member of the Jury at the Salons.
Bottee attended the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs and went on to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1871. There he was pupil to Ponscarme, Dumont and Millet. In 1878 Bottee obtained the Great Prize of Rome. At the Salon des Artistes Francais he won a third-class medal in 1882, a second-class medal in 1887 and a first-class medal in 1894. Bottee received a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in 1900 and was made an Officer of the Legion of Honor in 1903.
Anyways, here is Marianne. Also, the reverse is quite stunning too!
(http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah319/matttheriley/KOTCT/IMG_20150317_195842_zpskc2feckg_edit_1426647691479_zpsct1uizae.jpg) (http://s1383.photobucket.com/user/matttheriley/media/KOTCT/IMG_20150317_195842_zpskc2feckg_edit_1426647691479_zpsct1uizae.jpg.html)
(http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah319/matttheriley/KOTCT/IMG_20150317_195946_zpsslqvae8w_edit_1426647831903_zpsnz9vy1xg.jpg) (http://s1383.photobucket.com/user/matttheriley/media/KOTCT/IMG_20150317_195946_zpsslqvae8w_edit_1426647831903_zpsnz9vy1xg.jpg.html)
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That is a lovely image of Marianne and wouldn't be complete without the chook. :)