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Medal - d'Assurance Lyonnaise

Location France
Year 1970
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Reference(s) Gailhouste#444-2
Obverse description The obverse depicts an allegorical scene representing the city of Lyon (Lugdunum), with the silhouette of the Fourvière basilica and its towers rising in the background. In the foreground, a male river deity reclines amid stylized waves of the Rhône, while above him a semi-draped female figure reclines gracefully to the right, gesturing outward. The bold legend LVGDVNVM is incised across the central field.
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Obverse lettering LVGDVNVM
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Reverse script Latin
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