Medalla - 1er Centenario de la Independencia de la República Argentina 1810-1910
Medalla - 1er Centenario de la Independencia de la República Argentina 1810-1910
€371,527.00
Location
Argentina
Year
Type
Commemorative medals/Historical medal
Composition
Bronze
Weight
82.1 g
Diameter
52.4 mm
Thickness
4.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Federal Republic
(1861-date)
Notice
Hippolyte-Jules Lefebvre
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Nude woman holding a sword in its sheath and a large flag that covers her from behind with the crease of her left elbow and a chain attached to the C in Republica with her right hand. Sun emitting rays in all directions above the ocean in the background.
Obverse lettering
REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
25 DE MAYO 1810
Hippolyte Lefebvre
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Robed woman seated with her left arm over a slab with the word LEX on it and her right hand resting on a book. Two robed women in front of her holding hands, one of which is holding a cornucopia. Trees and plantlife behind a fence in the background.
Reverse lettering
LEX
Hippolyte Lefebvre
PER CENTENARIO DE LA INDEPENDENCIA 1910 (Translation: LEX (LEY, en Latín) PER (Abrev. de PRIMER))
