Avènement du prince de Gavre au gouvernement de Namur
Avènement du prince de Gavre au gouvernement de Namur
€1.00
Location
Austrian Netherlands
Year
1739
Type
Commemorative medal
Composition
Copper
Weight
8 g
Diameter
32.2 mm
Thickness
1.6 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Oblique stripes
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Legend and date within a circle of greneti. In the center, the shield of Namur, with crowned lion, crowned by a crown with 8 pearls on the entablature and 3 raised, flanked by two lighters surrounded by flames.
Obverse lettering
(début
à midi) lETS DES ETATS DE NAMUR J739 (1739)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Legend within a circle of grenetis. In the center, a shield bearing the arms of the Prince of Gavre, Or with a lion Gules armed and langued, supported by two lions Or crowned, armed and langued, standing on an ermine mantle fringed and crested Or, ensigned by the ducal crown of the Holy Roman Empire.
Reverse lettering
(début
à midi) CHARLES PRINCE DE GAVRE GOUV· ET CAP· GEN· DU PAIS ET COMTE
DE NAMUR
