Nr. 100023906

Frankrijk. Medal Entrata a Bordeaux del Duca d'Angouléme 1814, op. Andrieu (Free Shipping Worldwide) (Zonder minimumprijs)
Nr. 100023906

Frankrijk. Medal Entrata a Bordeaux del Duca d'Angouléme 1814, op. Andrieu (Free Shipping Worldwide) (Zonder minimumprijs)
france – 1814 – “entry of the duke of angoulême into bordeaux” – by andrieu – bronze – louis xviii restoration
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description:
france – bourbon restoration, 1814
medal commemorating the entry of h.r.h. the duke of angoulême into bordeaux, 12 march 1814.
engraved by the celebrated medallist jean-bertrand andrieu (1761–1822).
this medal celebrates the duke of angoulême’s triumphant entry into bordeaux, the first french city to proclaim louis xviii as king after napoleon’s fall in 1814 — a symbolic beginning of the bourbon restoration.
obverse:
arms of bordeaux surmounted by the leopard, with legend:
“entrée de s.a.r. m.le duc d’angoulême a bordeaux – le comte de lynch maire – 12 mars 1814”
signed below: “andrieu fecit”
reverse:
within a laurel wreath:
“fidélité – p.p. – both de tauzia – porte en angleterre – a s.m. louis xviii – l’hommage de la ville – voté par le conseil municipal.”
symbolizing bordeaux’s loyalty to the returning bourbon monarchy.
artist: jean-bertrand andrieu
metal: bronze
diameter: approx. 50 mm
weight: approx. 65 g
condition: extremely fine / about uncirculated. crisp details, even chocolate-brown patina, minimal traces of handling.
references: coll. julius 3344 – bramsen 1380 – hennin 1135
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