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1708 - FRANCE - FRANCE
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Estimate €600
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FRANCE - FRANCE Convention (1792–1795). Galle’s ‘Essai de Galle à la Liberté’, a heavy coin with a thick flan, by A. Galle, 1792 – Year I, Paris. Obverse: LIBERTE FRANÇOISE. Bust of Liberty facing left against a pike surmounted by a Phrygian cap, signed GALLE and below L’AN I. DE LA R. F. Reverse. Within an oak wreath: TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION BY THE UNITED ARTISTS OF LYON. PURE BELL METAL STRUCK IN MDCCXCII. Maz.318a – VG.338; Bronze – 44.02 g – 39 mm – 12 h By André Galle (1761–1844); this was his first work upon his arrival in Paris, created using the proceeds from the melting down of bronze bells. NGC AU 58 (5790006-114). Heavy and with a thick flan. Slight damage to the border on the reverse. Attractive patina. Superb in Proof condition. By André Galle (1761–1844), this was his first work upon his arrival in Paris, created using the proceeds from the casting of bronze bells https://d10dakqizeg4uw.cloudfront.net/VAE19/1708.mp4
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