Médaille - Jean-François Ducis, par E. Gatteaux 1816 front Médaille - Jean-François Ducis, par E. Gatteaux 1816 back
Médaille - Jean-François Ducis, par E. Gatteaux 1816 photo
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Médaille - Jean-François Ducis, par E. Gatteaux

1816 year
Copper 36.7 g 40.5 mm
Description
Location
France
King
Louis XVIII (1814-1815, 1815-1824)
Type
Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Year
1816
Composition
Copper
Weight
36.7 g
Diameter
40.5 mm
Thickness
4.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#391413
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Five-line caption.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ACCORD / D’UN BEAU TALENT / ET / D’UN BEAU CARACTERE / 1816.

Edge

Plain

Comment

Jean-François Ducis (1733-1816) was a French writer, playwright and poet. He became a member of the Académie française in 1778.

Engraver: Jacques-Édouard Gatteaux (1788-1881).