Medal - Establishment of the French Republic

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LocationFrance
Year1948
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight194.84 g
Diameter72.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeCornucopia
PeriodFourth Republic (1946-1958)
NoticeEugène-André Oudiné
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionHead of the Republic on the left as Cérès, goddess of the harvest, wearing a pearl necklace, a double bun and a composite crown of wheat, flowers, olives and olives, oak and acorns, knotted by a ribbon descending on the neck and passing on the forehead where is written the word CONCORDE.
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE CONCORDE E·A·OUDINÉ·F·
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionThree allegoric figures
Reverse letteringL`ORDRE·ET·LA·FORCE ETABLISSENT·LA REPUBLIQUE·FRANse LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 24 FEVRIER 1848 E·A·OUDINÉ·F·
(Translation: Order and strength establish the French Republic)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
MintageND (1948)  - -
Catalog ID7268626890
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