FRANCE, Revolution of 1848. Æ Medal (37mm, 19.90 g, 12h). Political Clubs – Croix-Rousse, Lyon. By Garapon. Dated L’An 57 of the First Republic (AD 1848).

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FRANCE, Revolution of 1848. Æ Medal (37mm, 19.90 g, 12h). Political Clubs – Croix-Rousse, Lyon. By Garapon. Dated L’An 57 of the First Republic (AD 1848). Phrygian cap over dagger; level and angle flanking; above, COURAGE ET PROBITÉ/ CROIX-ROUSSE; below, R · F · AN LVI/ HONNEUR AUX VORACES / LE PEUPLE DEVIENT SANS CULOTTE/ QUAND SES TYRANS/ NE LUI EN LAISSENT PAS/ ET VORACE/ SI FECONDANT LA TERRE/ PAR SES TRAVAUX/ IL NE FEUT AVOIR/ SA PART DU PAIN/ QUOTIDIEN. Collignon, 2e Republique Lyon 29. Brown surfaces with hints of iridescence, light marks. Near EF.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 1 December 2021 at 13:46:40 ET.

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