Lisse avec inscriptions et corne d`abondance. Script: Latin Lettering: 1985 BRONZE
Period
Notice
Georges Thurotte
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Portrait of J.B. Machault d`Arnouville facing right, long hair in curls, formal attire with ruffled collar. Circular inscriptions include dates of birth and death, as well as his title.
Obverse lettering
J.B. MACHAULT D`ARNOUVILLE
1701 - 1794
CONTRÔLEUR GÉNÉRAL DES FINANCES
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Central fleur-de-lys surmounted by a balance, with a sword crossing vertically. Circular inscriptions describing the qualities of justice and firmness, and a quotation from Louis XV at the bottom.
Reverse lettering
JUSTICE DROITURE FERMETÉ
LE MINISTRE CHER À MON CŒUR - LOUIS XV
G. THUROTTE
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
