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Medal - Chamber of Commerce of Rouen
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1781 |
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| Period | 18th century |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of King Louis XVI with elaborate powdered wig, in high relief. The engraver's signature B. DUVIVIER appears in the lower field below the truncation. The circular legend reads LUD. XVI. REX CHRISTIANISS. |
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| Reverse description | A flying allegorical figure of Mercury, wearing a winged helmet, holds a caduceus in one hand and a cornucopia overflowing with fruit and coins in the other, soaring above a detailed panoramic view of the port of Rouen with ships and the city skyline in the background. The engraver's initials D.V. appear to the right in the field. The upper circular legend reads FIRMATA CONSILIO COMMERCIA, while the exergue contains a three-line inscription: VIRI ROTHOMAGENSES / COMM. REGUND. / MDCCLXXXI. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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