Médaille - Distribution des drapeaux aux gardes civiques
Médaille - Distribution des drapeaux aux gardes civiques
€364,976.00
Location
Belgium
Year
1848
Type
Commemorative medals/Institution medal
Composition
Bronze
Weight
54.3 g
Diameter
50.1 mm
Thickness
5.2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Notice
Adolphe Jouvenel
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Bust of King Leopold I in uniform, in right profile. Legends in an outer ring and on the inner scroll on either side of the bust. Beneath the bust, the first three letters of the signature (Jouvenel) are barely visible.
Obverse lettering
JE JURE FIDÈLITÉ A LA CONSTITUTION ET
AUX LOIS DU PEUPLE BELGE
* 21 JUILLET 1831 *
LEOPOLD ROI CONSTITUTIONNEL
JOU
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
A legend on two lines in an outer ring. In the center, the nine flags of the Belgian provinces intertwining in circle. In exergue, a cockade of 2 mm with in the center a triangle put on side.
Reverse lettering
18EME ANNIVERSAIRE DES JOURNÉES DE
SEPTEMBRE 1830
DISTRIBUTION DES DRAPEAUX AUX GARDES CIVIQUES DU ROYAUME
