86 - FRANCE — Baptism, First Communion, and Confirmation Medal of Dieudonné Bréard, 1866, by Eugène-André Oudiné (1810–1887).

FRANCE — Baptism, First Communion, and Confirmation Medal of Dieudonné Bréard, 1866, by Eugène-André Oudiné (1810–1887). Obverse: “WHOEVER EATS MY FLESH AND DRINKS MY BLOOD HAS ETERNAL LIFE, AND I WILL RAISE HIM UP ON THE LAST DAY.” Christ, standing face-on with a halo beneath a Gothic-style canopy, blessing and holding the chalice, flanked by two angels, each presenting a child kneeling in prayer, the whole scene framed by palm leaves; in the exergue, two doves drinking from a stylized fountain. Signed: ARTHUR MARTIN S. I. INV. + EUG. AND. OUDINE SCULP. Reverse: “I RENOUNCE SATAN, HIS PRIDE, AND HIS WORKS, AND I COMMIT MYSELF TO JESUS CHRIST FOREVER,” in the exergue: “BAPTISM AUGUST 16, 1853 / FIRST COMMUNION MAY 25, 1865 / CONFIRMATION JUNE 21, 1866.” The Holy Spirit, in the form of a radiant dove, descending upon an altar on which rests an open Bible bearing the initials IHS and XPS, flanked by two lit candles and two angels: on the left, Saint Michael slaying the dragon with the inscription QVIS VT DEVS; on the right, the angel of the Annunciation holding a lily with the inscription “AVE MARIA.” In the center of the altar, an engraved name cartouche reading DIEUDONNE / BRÉARD. Below the inscriptions in the exergue, a medallion featuring the Marian monogram surrounded by foliage. Material: Bronze. Diameter: 70 mm.