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Description
FRANCE
LOUIS XVIII
Medal
Obverse: LVDOVICVS XVIII LAPIDEM AVSPICALEM POSVIT DXXVIII M OCT ANN MDCCCXVII REGNI XXIII
ANDRIEU F
Bust of the king facing right
Reverse: HENRICO MAGNO
CIVIUM PIETAS RESTIT VIT MDCCCXVII
ANDRIEU FECIT
Restoration of the equestrian statue of Henry IV
Smooth edge
Engraving: Andrieu
1817
Gold
133.92 g
50 mm
Medal strike
Discrete scratches and small spots
COLLIGNON *French Medals in the 19th Century and their History* 105 (bronze version)
In an old Emile Bourgey envelope, with an old collector’s label; purchased for 12,500 francs
See original version (French)
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