Medal - Aux Lilliois de 1792 1845 front Medal - Aux Lilliois de 1792 1845 back
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Medal - Aux Lilliois de

1845 year
Copper 10.4 g 21.3 mm
Description
Location
France
King
Louis Philippe I (Louis-Philippe Ier) (1830-1848)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1845
Composition
Copper
Weight
10.4 g
Diameter
21.3 mm
Thickness
2.6 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#216984
Rarity index
94%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LES HABITANTS
DE LILLE
ONT BIEN MERITE
DE LA
PATRIE
-.-
DECRET DE LA CONVON NATLE
12 OCTOBRE 1792

Edge

Plain

Lettering: CUIVRE

Comment

The Column of the Goddess was inaugurated in Lille on October 8, 1845, as a tribute to the city's inhabitants who stood up to the imperial army during the siege of 1792.