Token - L’Histoire de France Les Etats Généraux abolirent les privilèges

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LocationFrance
Year1978
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionGold plated silver (.925) (vermeil)
Weight37.5 g
Diameter44 mm
Thickness3 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth with Inscription
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Notice
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Obverse descriptionScene 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 letteringLES ETATS GENERAUX ABOLIRENT LES PRIVILEGES 1789
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionText in the center, vegetal crown, scroll in bottom.
Reverse letteringEN 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 scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1978 LM - -
Catalog ID1644458640
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