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Medal - Rennes Savings Bank
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1860-1879 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the full heraldic achievement of the city of Rennes: an oval shield bearing the arms of Rennes (ermine chief over barry field) supported by two rampant greyhounds, surmounted by a ducal crown and draped mantle with tassels. Below the shield, a recumbent greyhound is shown on a scrolled ribbon bearing the Latin motto POTIUS MORI QUAM FOEDARI. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the legend VILLE DE RENNES arranged around the outer rim, with a central text panel enclosed within a beaded circular border reading in six lines CONSEIL / D'ADMINISTRATION / DE LA / CAISSE D'ÉPARGNES / ET DE / PRÉVOYANCE, separated from the rim by a decorative lozenge ornament at the base. |
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| Reverse lettering | VILLE DE RENNES CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE LA CAISSE D'ÉPARGNES ET DE PRÉVOYANCE |
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