Token - L’Histoire de France Les États Généraux abolirent les privilèges
Token - L’Histoire de France Les États Généraux abolirent les privilèges
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Location
France
Year
1983
Type
Commemorative medal
Composition
Silver
Weight
1.72 g
Diameter
13 mm
Thickness
1.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
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, plant crown, scroll at the bottom. Different lozenge The Franklin Medallion (Franklin mint)
Reverse lettering
EN 1789
A VERSAILLES,
LES DEPUTES VOTENT,
UNIS DANS UN MEME ELAN,
LA DECLARATION DES
DROITS DE L?HOMME
ET DU CITOYEN
LM
L?HISTOIRE DE FRANCE
