Medal - 225th Anniversary of the capture of the Bastille
Medal - 225th Anniversary of the capture of the Bastille
€228,191.00
Location
France
Year
2014
Type
Commemorative
medals
Composition
Silver (.999)
Weight
155.50 g
Diameter
65 mm
Thickness
5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Coloured
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Reeded
Period
Notice
Nicolas Salagnac
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Battle scene with a cannon and men carrying rifles. In the background, the former Bastille fortress and prison. On the right, sculptor Auguste Dumont`s representation of the Génie de la Liberté enthroned on the July Column, Place de la Bastille, Paris. Floating flag of the French Republic. Individual number engraved on right.
Obverse lettering
14 Juillet 1789
La prise de la BASTILLE
N.SALAGNAC
(numéro de tirage)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Symbols of the Republic: shaking hands, hand and scales of Justice, bundles of the Nation, branches of oak and laurel, colorized blue, white and red flags.
Reverse lettering
QUE LE REGNE DE L EGALITE
COMMENCE
RÉPUBLIQUE
LIBERTÉ
ÉGALITÉ
FRATERNITÉ
