Reproduction of the bronze equestrian statuette in the Louvre, of Charlemagne on horseback, dressed in the manner of a Roman emperor. He wears a crown and holds the orb in his hand.
Obverse lettering
CHARLEMAGNE - FONDATEUR DE L?EUROPE
FRANQUE
768-814
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Text in the center, plant crown, scroll at the bottom. Different lozenge The Franklin Medallion (Franklin mint)
Reverse lettering
COURONNE
EMPEREUR D?OCCIDENT
EN L?AN 800,
CHARLEMAGNE
TENTA DE CREER
UNE EUROPE
CHRETIENNE
LM
L?HISTOIRE de FRANCE
