Medal - Charles Jean-Baptiste des Gallois de la Tour de Glené
Medal - Charles Jean-Baptiste des Gallois de la Tour de Glené
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Location
France
Year
1788
Type
Award medal
Composition
Bronze
Weight
86.89 g
Diameter
56.5 mm
Thickness
4 mm
Shape
Round with a loop
Technique
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth
Period
Notice
Augustin Dupré
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Draped bust on the right of Charles Jean-Baptiste des Galois de la Tour; below DUPRE. F. all within a plant crown formed of two olive branches.
Obverse lettering
C. J-B.
DES GALOIS DE LA TOUR. PR. PRESIDENT AU PARL. ET INTENDANT DE
PROVENCE.
Obverse script
Reverse description
Man draped in antique style, raising a plant crown in his right hand, and a caduceus and rudder in his left. To his right, a pedestal bearing the coat of arms of Provence, on which rest a balance, a globe, a sword, a set square and a compass; under an exergue, in four lines: LE TIERS ETAT DE PROVENCE A CHARL. JEAN-BAP/ DES GALOIS DE LA TOUR INTENDANT / DU PAYS SON AMI DEPUIS PLUS / DE QUARANTE ANNEES.
Reverse lettering
DECERNEE PAR L`ASSEMBLEE DES COMMUNES DE
PROVENCE EN 1788.
