Medal - Bicentenary of the museum of the Louvre Europa
Medal - Bicentenary of the museum of the Louvre Europa
€110,635.00
Location
France
Year
1993
Type
Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association
medals
Composition
Bronze
Weight
33.13 g
Diameter
41 mm
Thickness
3.1 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Reeded
Period
Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Notice
Obverse: Pierre Rodier Reverse: Joaquin Jimenez
Reference(s)
Obverse description
The name of the twelve European countries in circle and under each of them the twelve symbols representing respectively France, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Greece, Denmark, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. In the center EUROPA surrounded by 12 Stars
Obverse lettering
EUROPA
P. RODIER
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Louvre Museum in the background. In the center status of the Victory of Samocrates. On the right pyramid of the Louvre.
Reverse lettering
LOUVRE 1793 -1993
J.JIMENEZ
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)