The Vote of the 221, 16 March 1830

447, Lot: 650. Estimate $75. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal (Restored). Louis Philippe. 1830-1848. Æ Medal (35mm, 23.56 g, 12h). On the Vote of the 221 Liberal Members of the Chambre des Députés in Favor of the Address Defying Charles X, 16 March 1830. Dated 1830. HONNEUR AUX FIDELES MANDATAIRES., personification of France, crowned and robed, and holding Main de Justice, standing left, crowning with wreath urn inscribed 221 set on pedestal; 16 MARS in exergue / AUX/ÉLECTEURS/CONSTITUTIONNELS/1830./(ornamental bar) in five lines within oak wreath. Collignon 587. Red-brown surfaces, spot of corrosion on obverse, edge bumps. EF.