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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1269663, member: 24633&quot;]First, welcome to the neighborhood!</p><p><br /></p><p>Your medal was executed by Raymond Gayrard who was born at Rodez (Aveyron) October 25, 1777 and died at Paris May 4, 1858. (NOTE: The &quot;F&quot; to the right of his name on your medal is an abbreviation for the Latin word &quot;fecit&quot; which means, &quot;He made it.&quot; It is commonly used on many European medals.) Gayrard achieved great success for his extensive works as a sculptor and medallic artist, and in recognition of those achievements, he was knighted by the French government in 1825.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your medal celebrates the birth of the Duke of Bordeaux. (See link below)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://maxentius.lamoneta.it/PagineMedaglie/NascDucaBordeaux.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://maxentius.lamoneta.it/PagineMedaglie/NascDucaBordeaux.htm" rel="nofollow">http://maxentius.lamoneta.it/PagineMedaglie/NascDucaBordeaux.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The medal appears to have been struck in bronze, possibly copper, but I&#039;m not real sure. It wasn&#039;t until 1841 that the French Mint began impressing the &quot;different&quot; (mintmark) and the metal composition on the edge of medals.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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