Token - Centenary of the French Revolution

Features

Location France
Period Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type Souvenir medals › Event souvenir
Year 1889
Composition Bronze
Weight 17.80 g
Diameter 33 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
52610
References VG# 4113
Victor Guilloteau; 1943. Monnaies françaises : Colonies, 1670-1942, métropole, 1774-1942. A. Barry, Paris, France.

Commemorative issue

Centenary of the Revolution in 1889

Obverse

Seated Justice holding a pendulum in the right hand and a cornucopia in the left hand and facing the Republic. Arc de triomphe in background.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REGIE DES MONNAIES
LOI DU 31 JUILLET
1879
A. BORREL.

Engraver: Alfred Borrel

Reverse

Circular legend; within a crown of oak and olive tree under a radiating starAutomatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE
CENTENAIRE
DE
1789

Engraver: Jean-Auguste Barre

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Comments

The laws of July 31 and November 20, 1879 decide that the manufacture of coins is exclusively carried out by the State under the name "Administration des Monnaies et Médailles". It centralized the production of coins at the Paris Mint and created a commission to control the circulation of money, responsible for ensuring the regularity of the issue of coins.Automatically translated

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Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Token - Centenary of the French Revolution
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Auction 69
Lot 702
Internet Archive
29 Oct 2022 AU USD 31.25
(EUR 29.00)
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