Médaille de l’Administration des Monnaies et Médailles ND (1889) front Médaille de l’Administration des Monnaies et Médailles ND (1889) back
Médaille de l’Administration des Monnaies et Médailles ND (1889) photo
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Médaille de l’Administration des Monnaies et Médailles ND

1889 year
Bronze 60.55 g 51 mm
Description
Location
France
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1889
Composition
Bronze
Weight
60.55 g
Diameter
51 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#292064
Rarity index
94%

Reverse

View of Paris, including the Eiffel Tower, with a palm and ribbon inscribed CENTENAIRE DE 1789.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MINISTÈRE DES FINANCES
CENTENAIRE DE 1789
ADMINISTRATION DES MONNAIES ET MÉDAILLES
LOVIS BOTTÉE

Engraver: Louis-Alexandre Bottée

Edge

Smooth with a horn punch and "BRONZE

Lettering: BRONZE

Comment

Struck for the 1889 Paris World's Fair, whose theme was the French Revolution, to mark the centenary of this event. It was for this Exposition that the Eiffel Tower was built.