Général Boulanger - Député de la Seine - Prime du journal Le Peuple
1889 year| Nickel-zinc | 6.02 g | 30.5 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Advertising medallions |
| Year | 1889 |
| Composition | Nickel-zinc |
| Weight | 6.02 g |
| Diameter | 30.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#424503 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Peripheral legend, two-line legend in center.
Framing the date in small letters: CARTAUX on the left, PARIS on the right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PRIME DU JOURNAL LE PEUPLE
ELECTION
DU
27 JANVIER
1889
CARTAUX PARIS
Engraver: cartaux
Edge
Plain
Comment
Boulanger ran in Paris to replace Hude, a deceased deputy, on a three-word program: "Dissolution, Révision, Constituante". His opponents pitted him against Jacques, President of the Seine General Council. On January 27, 1889, Boulanger won 244,000 votes to his opponent's 160,000. Boulanger celebrated his victory at the Café Durand, Place de la Madeleine, in the presence of 50,000 people. Some people call on Boulanger, asking him to take over the Élysée Palace. Boulanger's supporters were disappointed, and the fears of his opponents were aroused, who now set about discrediting him. For his full biography, see http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Boulanger
Note that this 10-centime newspaper is promoted by a pastiche of a 10-centime coin, 30 mm in diameter.
