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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;old49er, post: 2703469, member: 78229&quot;]Here&#039;s another French Agriculture Bronze Medal by Arthus- Bertrand. Circa mid 1800&#039;s.[ATTACH=full]608827[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]608828[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Arthus-Bertrand</b>, a maker of medals and decorations, was founded in Paris in 1803 by Claude Arthus-Bertrand, an army officer during the French Revolution. Artists who have designed for the firm include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bartholdi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bartholdi" rel="nofollow">Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi</a> (sculptor of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty" rel="nofollow">Statue of Liberty</a>) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernand_L%C3%A9ger" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernand_L%C3%A9ger" rel="nofollow">Fernand Léger</a>. They employ nearly 300 people.</p><p>Arthus-Bertrand has had many distinguished clients to include the French government. It is the official manufacturer of the French Legion of Honor and has made insignia for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_the_Cincinnati" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_the_Cincinnati" rel="nofollow">Society of the Cincinnati</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Lafayette" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Lafayette" rel="nofollow">Order of Lafayette</a>. (Copyright Wikipedia)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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