349, Lot: 672. Estimate $150. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FRANCE, Royal. Louis XVI. 1774–1793. Æ Medal (63mm, 122.65 g, 12h). Commemorating the Abolition of Feudalism. By Du Vivier & Gatteaux. Dated 1789
in Roman numerals. LOUIS XVI RESTAURATEUR DE LA LIBERTE FRANÇAISE, uniformed bust right, wearing ermine mantle / ABANDON DE TOUS LES PRIVILÉGES, view of the National Assembly at Versailles: members of the three estates make their oath around an altar inscribed A/LA/PATRIE; in three lines in exergue, ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE/IV AOUT/MDCCLXXXIX. Near EF, warm brown surfaces, a few light edge bumps. Rare.