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Ref: 7084 |
France,
Execution of Philippe of Orleans 1793, silver medalet
by Loos Obv: bust of
the Duke left Rev:
crown with snake entwined around crossed sword and sceptre, date below (6
November 1793), legend in 8 lines above (“From his mountain at last, the
monster on the summit receives from his equals the price of the ultimate
crime”)
References:
Hennin 550 Notes:
The Duke of Orleans was executed the same day that sentence was passed. The legend
on the reverse suggests that he was punished for the way that he voted in the
trial of Louis XVI. The medal was the work of Daniel and Friedrich Loos, in
Berlin. It was the third in a series of six concerning notable victims of the
French Revolution. Price
£125 |
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