Demolition of the Bastille, medal of Palloy out of iron circled of gilded copper, obverse representing the town of Paris sitting holding a flag in front of the Bastille, with the exergue " A LA GLOIRE DE LA NATION FRANCAI. EPOQUE DE LA LIBERTE", on the reverse "LEGISLATEURS CE METAL PROVIENT DES CHAÎNES DE NOTRE SERVITUDE QUE VOTRE SERMENT DU 20 JUIN 1789 A FAIT BRISER LE 14 JUILLET SUIVANT. BY PALLOY", bélière.
37 mm
France, late 18th century.
Struck at 1200 copies, this medal was offered at the beginning of 1792 to the former members of the Constituante.
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