Médaille - Juste Lipse Série "Des grands hommes de la Belgique" ND
| Bronze | 40.47 g | 46.4 mm |
| Location | Belgium |
|---|---|
| King | Leopold I (1831-1865) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Years | 1848-1850 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 40.47 g |
| Diameter | 46.4 mm |
| Thickness | 4.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#310286 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
In the upper field, an engraving depicts six books, three open and three closed, placed on a writing table with inkwell and quill.
A five-petal flower at the bottom concludes the text in the main field, describing the highlights of his life.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
JUSTI LIPSII OPERA (livre 1)
TACITII OPERA (livre 2)
DE CONTANTIA LIB. II (livre 3)
CRITIQUE, HISTORIEN, PHILOLOGUE,
POLITIQUE, PHILOSOPHE.
IL FUT TOUR A TOUR
PROFESSEUR A GENA, A LEYDE
ET A L’UNIVERSITÉ DE LOUVAIN
DONT IL EST UNE DES GLOIRES.
SES NOMBREUX OUVRAGES ONT
EU EN LEURS TEMPS UNE
VOGUE IMMENSE.
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". Each was sold at the time 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.
