Medal - Montgolfier brothers

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1860-1880
TypeCoin replica
CompositionBronze
Weight42.00 g
Diameter39.90 mm
Thickness3.10 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
Orientation
EdgeSmooth with bee punch.
Lettering: ARGENT
Period
NoticeGatteaux
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionJoined heads of Joseph and Etienne MONTGOLFIER
Obverse letteringJOSE. ET. ETIEN. - MONTGOLFIER POUR AVOIR RENDU L`AIR NAVIGABLE.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionView of Paris from the Champ de Mars with the Ecole Militaire in the background; on the left the Invalides; a number of people are watching a balloon rise into the clouds.
Reverse letteringA L`EXERGUE EN QUATRE LIGNES : EXPERIENCE DU CHAMP DE MARS 27. AOUST 1783. EN VERTU D`UNE SOUSCRIPTION SOUS LA DIRECT. DE. M. FAUJAS DE ST. FOND..
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
MintageND (1860-1880)  - -
Catalog ID4482268910
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