E-auction 692-746245 - V REPUBLIC Médaille, Bicentenaire de la Révolution, Siège de la Bastille
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Type : Médaille, Bicentenaire de la Révolution, Siège de la Bastille
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Monnaie de Paris
Metal : silver plated bronze
Diameter : 77 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver ANDRIEU Jean-Bertrand (1761-1822)
Weight : 239,26 g.
Edge : lisse + corne BR
Puncheon : corne BR
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène avec des traces d’usure, rayures et taches d’oxydation
Obverse
Obverse legend : SIÈGE DE LA BASTILLE // MÉDAILLE HISTORIQUE / GRAVÉE EN 1789.
Obverse description : Scène illustrant l’événement de la prise de la Bastille.
Reverse
Reverse legend : BICENTENAIRE / DE LA / RÉVOLUTION / FRANÇAISE.
Reverse description : Légende en 4 lignes horizontales.
Commentary
Médaille conservée dans une boîte marron cartonnée de la Monnaie de Paris.
Fameuse représentation du siège de la Bastille, par Andrieu.
Medal kept in a brown cardboard box from the Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint). Famous depiction of the Siege of the Bastille, by Andrieu
Fameuse représentation du siège de la Bastille, par Andrieu.
Medal kept in a brown cardboard box from the Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint). Famous depiction of the Siege of the Bastille, by Andrieu
Historical background
V REPUBLIC
(since 08/01/1959)
The Fifth Republic, whose constitution was approved by referendum on September 28, 1958 by more than 79% of French people, only officially began with the installation of General de Gaulle as president on January 8, 1959. The constitution was amended on January 28, 1958. October 1962 by referendum where a majority of 62% of votes approves the election of the President of the Republic by direct universal suffrage. The various presidents of the Fifth Republic are Charles de Gaulle (8/01/1959 - 27/04/1969, retirement and Alain Poher becomes interim president), Georges Pompidou (15/06/1969 - 2/04/1974, deceased , Alain Poher becomes interim president), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (19/05/1974 - 21/05/1981), François Mitterrand (21/05/1981 - 7/05/1995), Jacques Chirac (7/05 /1995 - 05/16/2007), Nicolas Sarkozy (05/16/2007 - 05/15/2012), François Hollande (05/15/2012 - 05/14/2017) and Emmanuel Macron (05/14/2017 - ).
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