Médaille - Académie des chevaliers de l'arquebuse de Lyon

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1741
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionSilver
Weight8.67 g
Diameter30 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeReeded
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Feu#10788
Obverse descriptionThe coat of arms of the city of Lyon between a man and a woman, both draped.
Obverse letteringVICTORI . PRAEMIA . PONIT
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionA flagpole bearing the company`s flag, with two harquebuses in saltire, set against a landscape depicting the arquebusiers` `butte` on the left bank of the Saône below Fort Saint-Jean; to the left a target and to the right the fort`s bastions.
Reverse letteringET. JOCIS. ET. BELLO DUBOVS. ACAD LUGDUNENSIS SCOPELATORIA 1741
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1741  - -
Catalog ID6693568250
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