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Médaille - Paris, les journées de février - Révolution de 1848
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1848 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The allegorical figure of the Republic stands facing left in the copper central field, wearing a Phrygian cap and classical drapery, holding a pike surmounted by the cap in her raised right hand and resting her left hand on a fasces, with oak and laurel branches at her sides. The surrounding brass ring bears the circular legend in two parts separated by dots. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE • LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ • |
| Reverse description | The copper central field depicts a revolutionary barricade composed of cobblestones and barrels, surmounted by a tricolor flag on a pike in high relief. The surrounding brass ring carries a two-part dedicatory legend in the upper and lower registers, with the dates of the February 1848 insurrection inscribed at the base. |
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