| Descripción del anverso |
The central panel is flanked by two classical allegorical figures: Mercury, god of commerce, seated at left with caduceus and cornucopia, and Hercules at right, club in hand and draped in a lion's skin, symbolising strength. Intricate guilloche patterns and ornate decorative borders frame the composition in a rigorous intaglio style. The design was conceived by Cabasson in 1872 and engraved by Albert Bellenger. |
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| Descripción del reverso |
Two allegorical figures are seated in a classical landscape: a male figure at left, associated with agriculture, holds a sickle and sheaves of wheat, while a female figure at right, possibly personifying industry or France, holds a spindle. The central field is left open to accommodate text or official stamps, surrounded by elaborate classical ornamentation executed in fine intaglio engraving. The plate was engraved by Pannemaker fils after Cabasson's 1872 design. |
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| Firma(s) |
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| Tipo de protección |
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| Descripción de la protección |
Head of Mercury |
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