| Location | France |
| Year | 1832 (1832-1999) |
| Type | Commemorative medals/Company, institution and association medals |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 25 g |
| Diameter | 36 mm |
| Thickness | 2.7 mm |
| Shape | Octagonal (8-sided) |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | |
| Edge | Plain Lettering: Argent Lettering: Argent |
| Period | |
| Reference(s) | Feu#4951 , Br#29 , Slg. Julius#778 |
| Obverse description | Minerva (Wisdom) holding a shield on the left, her left hand resting on the shoulder of Fortune, on the right, who is pouring a cornucopia on a chest, in the exergue signature : DUMAREST. |
| Obverse lettering | LA SAGESSE FIXE LA FORTUNE Dumarest |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Reverse description | Inscription in 4 lines surrounded by an olive branch and an oak branch tied at the base by a ribbon. To note: Year VIII or 1800 is not the date of striking, but the date of opening of the bank. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE FRANCE AN VIII |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | ? - (fr) poinçon à déterminer tête de cheval - 1832 - (fr) Avant 1832 : sans Poinçon - ND (1841-1842) - (fr) Poinçon Ancre - ND (1842-1845) - (fr) PROUE DE NAVIRE - ND (1860-1879) - (fr) Poinçoin Lampe - ND (1860-1879) - (fr) Poincon Abeille - ND (1860-1879) - (fr) Poinçon Main - ND (1879) - (fr) Poinçon pipe uniquement déc.1879 - ND (1880-1999) - (fr) Poinçon Corne d`abondance - |
| Catalog ID | 3822854790 |
| Comments |
