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Medal - Administration des Monnaies et Médailles ND (1889) front Medal - Administration des Monnaies et Médailles ND (1889) back
Medal - Administration des Monnaies et Médailles ND (1889) photo
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Medal - Administration des Monnaies et Médailles ND (1889) front Medal - Administration des Monnaies et Médailles ND (1889) back
© CGB

Medal - Administration des Monnaies et Médailles ND

1889 year
Bronze 61 g 50.5 mm
Description
Location
 France
Period
 Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type
 Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
 1889
Composition
 Bronze
Weight
 61 g
Diameter
 50.5 mm
Shape
 Round
Technique
 Milled
Updated
 2024-11-12
References
Numista
 N#254467
Rarity index
 94%

Reverse

View of Paris showing in particular the Eiffer Tower, with a palm and a ribbon inscribed CENTENAIRE DE 1789

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.

See also

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See Also

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Médaille de l’Administration des Monnaies et Médailles front Médaille de l’Administration des Monnaies et Médailles back Médaille de l’Administration des Monnaies et Médailles 1889 year
Extremely rare commemorative medal, round shape Belongs to period Third Republic (1870-1940).
Bronze 55.7 g 50.8 mm
Médaille Exposition universelle front Médaille Exposition universelle back Médaille Exposition universelle 1889 year
Extremely rare exhibition, fair and festival medal, round shape Belongs to period Third Republic (1870-1940).
Bronze 59 g 50.5 mm