| Location | France |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Medals/Commemorative medals |
| 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 inscriptions Script: Latin Lettering: VERMEIL LM 78-P |
| Period | |
| 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 |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Mint | (LM) Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-2003) (LM) Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-2003) |
| Mintage | 1978 LM - - |
| Catalog ID | 1644458640 |
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