Token - L’Histoire de France Les Etats Généraux abolirent les privilèges
Token - L’Histoire de France Les Etats Généraux abolirent les privilèges
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Location
France
Year
1978
Type
Commemorative medal
Composition
Gold plated silver (.925) (vermeil)
Weight
37.5 g
Diameter
44 mm
Thickness
3 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth with Inscription
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Scene from the painting by Auguste Couder (1839), representing the opening of the Estates General in the room of the three orders at the Hôtel des Menus Plaisirs in Versailles. The orders (states) convened by the king were the nobility, the clergy and the third estate.
Obverse lettering
LES ETATS GENERAUX ABOLIRENT LES
PRIVILEGES
1789
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Text in the center, vegetal crown, scroll in bottom.
Reverse lettering
EN 1789
A VERSAILLES,
LES DEPUTES VOTENT,
UNIS DANS UN MEME ELAN,
LA DECLARATION DES
DROITS DE L?HOMME
ET DU CITOYEN
L?HISTOIRE DE FRANCE
LM
