Médaille - Jean sans Peur ND
| Bronze | 41.5 g | 46.7 mm |
| Location | Belgium |
|---|---|
| King | Leopold I (1831-1865) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Years | 1848-1850 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 41.5 g |
| Diameter | 46.7 mm |
| Thickness | 5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#312632 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
In the upper field, a shield with his coat of arms lying on a coat of arms.
The rest of the field is occupied by text.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1404.-IL RENDIT A LA FLANDRE
SA NATIONALITÉ EN LUI RENDANT
L’USAGE DE SA LANGUE.- IL EÛT
TROP D’AMBITION PEUT-ÊTRE MAIS
CETTE AMBITION N’EMPÊCHA POINT
SES SUJETS DE VIVRE HEUREUX ET
TRANQUILLES SOUS SON RÈGNE.-
LIBERTÉ DES COMMUNES.-
PROSPÉRITÉ DU COMMERCE.-
JEAN FUT ASSASSINÉ AU
PONT DE MONTEREAU
EN 1419.
Engraver: Adolphe Jouvenel
Edge
Plain
Comment
From 1848 to 1850, Adolphe-Christian Jouvenel engraved and published in Brussels a collection of 25 bronze medals in ± 46 mm modules, depicting portraits of "Belgium's great men". At the time, each medal was sold for 4 Belgian francs.34 mm bronze or brass tokens reproducing some of these medals were also engraved, to make the publication accessible to all, according to the prospectus of the time, with a more democratic selling price of 50 centimes.
