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Ref: 7107 |
France,
Jacobin medal circa 1791, bronze, by Palloy, very
rare Obv: a citizen
holds a banner in his left hand inscribed with DES JACOB and with his right
hand writes on a column AN 3 DE LA, legend around LE PATRIOTISME AFFERMIT LA
LIBERTE SUR LAIRAIN Rev:
a cockerel standing on a fallen tower (the Bastille) and holding a pike with
a Phrygian cap on top, lion above, legend around JE VEILLE POUR LA PATRIE
References:
- Notes:
the Jacobins were a large radical club whose members included Robespiere and influenced the course of the Revolution.
This medal is very rare, doubly so in good condition as here. Price
£250 |
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