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500
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1889 MEDAL issued by the Ministry of Finance & the Administr…
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500
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1889 MEDAL issued by the Ministry of Finance & the Administr…
See original version (French)
Estimate
€45
Voluntary lot
Description
1889 MEDAL issued by the Ministry of Finance & the Administration of Coins & Medals to celebrate the CENTENARY of 1789 - Rare 2-sided model by sculptor/medallist Louis Botté ( * ) : UNITE PRECISION REGULARITY, female allegory, the coin in an antique toga, verifies the weight of a coin in front of the monetary press; to her left a naked cherub holds out a laurel branch - Reverse: view of Paris, the Sacré Coeur and the Eiffel Tower; above a palm, the words "Centenary of 1789".
Bronze with horn hallmark - 50 mm - 52.49 grams.
( * ) LOUIS ALEXANDRE BOTTE : born in Paris in 1852, died in 1940. Medallist-engraver-goldsmith. Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. First great prize of Rome 1878.
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About the sale
CHRONO SALE OF MEDALS - CURRENCIES - JETONS and MISCELLANEOUS including ORLEANS & LOIRET
Auction location
Auction time
06/28/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 87520405
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