‎DESSAIN Hubert - STCP.DExx? (medal engraver ) - PHILADELPHIA CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION 1876 :‎
‎"Goldplated silver medal awarded by the town of Mechelen (Mechlin-Malines) to his citizen Hubert Dessain; for winning a medal at the Philadelphia exhibition 1876."‎

‎.: Mechelen, 1876, goldplated silver medal, with engraved text. Name of designer illegible (medal signed on the reverse side, lower end). Diameter 45 mm, loosely inserted in a gilded bronze ring (72 mm outerdiameter) On the verso side : the coat of arms of Mechelen held by two winged dragons. On the reverse the txt '' Ville de Malines, témoignage de satisfaction décerné à Mr. Hubert Dessain médaillé à l'Expo. de Philadelphia 1876''. Hubert Dessain, successor of P.J. Hanicq was a priveleged publisher-printer of Roman Catholic liturgy books. The company exported these books to Catholic countries all over the world. Their products were of a very high quality, which is corroborated by the fact that they also were awarded a gold medal at the Paris 1878 Exhibition. .(Bibliog. Reports & Awards International exhibition 1876, Vol. V Group XIII (books) pp. 592)..‎

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