Religious medallion - Saint Joseph (Penin-Poncet, Lyon)
Obverse
Bust of Saint Joseph haloed, with a bouquet of flowers resting on her shoulder and holding the haloed infant Jesus in her arms. Legend in French below.
Lettering: APP. PAR SA SAINTETE .
Reverse
A guardian angel talking to the child Jesus. Engraver's name below.
Lettering: PENIN A PONCET
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
APP. PAR SA SAINTETE .
Reverse Lettering
PENIN A PONCET
Comments
From 1830 to the present day, four generations of medalist artists have signed their works with the name of Penin. This Provençal family, of Flemish origin, engraved enough medals to illustrate the political, religious or economic history of Lyon through them.
Ludovic Penin (1830-1868) decided to edit the medals he engraved. More than his father, he composed many religious medals and the quality of his work earned him the title of “pontifical engraver” granted in 1864 by the Papal brief of Pius IX.
