FRANCE - Lot 17

FRANCE LOUIS XVIII Medal Obverse: LVDOVICVS XVIII LAPIDEM AVSPICALEM POSVIT DXXVIII M OCT ANN MDCCCXVII REGNI XXIII ANDRIEU F Bust of the king facing right Reverse: HENRICO MAGNO CIVIUM PIETAS RESTIT VIT MDCCCXVII ANDRIEU FECIT Restoration of the equestrian statue of Henry IV Smooth edge Engraving: Andrieu 1817 Gold 133.92 g 50 mm Medal strike Discrete scratches and small spots COLLIGNON *The French Medal in the 19th Century and Its History* 105 (bronze version) In an old Emile Bourgey envelope, with an old collector’s label; purchased for 12,500 francs

Estimate:£12,555.78

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