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FRANCE: Louis Philippe, 1830-1848, AR jeton (15.85g), 1845, AU

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Europe Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 75.00 USD
FRANCE: Louis Philippe, 1830-1848, AR jeton (15.85g), 1845, AU
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FRANCE: Louis Philippe, 1830-1848, AR jeton (15.85g), 1845, 35mm silver medal by Jean-Louis-Michel Schmitt for the General Administration Council of the Civil Hospitals of Lyon; CHILDEBERT ET VLTROGOTHE FONDATEVRS around profile busts of Merovingian King Childebert I and Queen Ultrogothe, crowned, draped, and facing left in tandem, with L. SCHMITT. on truncation // CONSEIL GENERAL D'ADMINISTRATION DES HOPITAUX CIVILS DE LYON and date around the formal coat of arms belonging to the Hospices Civils de Lyon which rests on an ornate cartouche, is surmounted by a crown, and is bordered by two flanking palm branches, lustrous semi-proof like surfaces, AU. This item is a 19th-century French commemorative medal or jeton issued by the General Administration Council of the Civil Hospitals of Lyon (Conseil Général d'Administration des Hôpitaux Civils de Lyon) in 1845. It honors the historic founders of Lyon's early healthcare network, Merovingian King Childebert I and his wife, Queen Ultrogothe.