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The E-Sylum: Volume 19, Number 25, June 19, 2016, Article 21

ST. ELIGIUS BROTHERHOOD MEDAL

David Gladfelter submitted these notes on the Order of the St. Eligius Brotherhood of Numismatists. Thanks! -Editor

Pewter Medal of St. Eligius Claude Proulx, co-founder with Marcel Binette and Robert H. James of l’Ordre de la Confrérie des Numismates de Saint-Eloi (Order of the St. Eligius Brotherhood of Numismatists), whose web site you featured in last week’s E-Sylum, designed this beautiful cast pewter medal of the patron saint of numismatists.

Eligius was the master of the royal mint at Limoges during the reigns of Kings Dagobert I and II. His name (spelled as Eligi) appears on some of the coins.

raité Historique des Monnoyes de France (Amsterdam, Pieter Mortier, 1692) The medal design was taken from a coin plated in [François] Le Blanc’s Traité Historique des Monnoyes de France (Amsterdam, Pieter Mortier, 1692)

The Brotherhood maintains a library and a museum. Claude resides in Val-David, Québec. Since my wife’s name is Valerie, I teased him about his town being named after us. Now we are both in our 80s and, I regret to say, I have not yet met Claude or visited his town. Hopefully before long. He says that the cross country skiing is good there.

How many numismatists have their own medal on their book plates?

Claude Proulx St. Eligius bookplate

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
FEATURED WEB SITE: KNIGHTS OF SAINT ELIGIUS (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n24a32.html)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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