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FRANCE: Louis XVIII, 1814-1815, 1815-1824, AE medal (65.42g), 1817, Unc

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Europe Start Price:90.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
FRANCE: Louis XVIII, 1814-1815, 1815-1824, AE medal (65.42g), 1817, Unc
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90.00USD+ buyer's premium (20.00)
This item SOLD at 2025 Sep 21 @ 10:57UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST
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FRANCE: Louis XVIII, 1814-1815, 1815-1824, AE medal (65.42g), 1817, Collignon-105, 50mm bronze medal on the Inauguration of the Equestrian Statue of Henri IV by Andrieu, bust right with LVDOVICVS XVIII LAPIDEM AVSPICALEM POSVIT - D XXVIII M OCT ANN MDCCCXVII REGNI XXIII around // equestrian statue facing left on pedestal stamped with a bas-relief depiction of the Siege of Paris, with HENRICO - MAGNO around and CIVIVM PIETAS RESTITVIT / MDCCCXVII in exergue, beautiful chocolate-brown color, plain edge, Unc. The first equestrian statue for Henri IV was pulled down in 1792 during the French Revolution to make cannons. The current statue is the work of the sculptor François-Frédéric Lemot; it was inaugurated on August 25, 1818. During this new erection, several objects were placed inside the statue: parchment documents relating to the inauguration of the statue, 26 medals, and 3 works on Henry IV. All of this was placed in the horse's belly and is now preserved in the Iron Cabinet at the National Archives, Museum of the History of France.