Médaille - Tricentenaire du rattachement de Valenciennes à la France

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LocationFrance
Year1979
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight201 g
Diameter77 mm
Thickness5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled (high relief)
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth with Inscription
Period
NoticeGeorges Thurotte
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionFemale bust crowned with laurel holding a coat of arms with a rampant lion crowned, a fleur-de-lys on the left and a hat on the right, surrounded by two swans.
Obverse letteringTRICENTENAIRE DU RATTACHEMENT DE VALENCIENNES À LA FRANCE 1678 1978
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionRadiant sun with crown and three fleur-de-lys in the center, surrounded by a wheat harvest, a cogwheel, a sword surrounded by octopus tentacles and two hands clasping an olive branch.
Reverse letteringNEC PLURIBUS IMPAR PAIX DE NIMEGUE
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1979  - -
Catalog ID9671567630
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