Medal - Republican Constitution Adopted, France, 1793

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Summary:: Medal Republican Constitution Adopted, Issued by France, 1793
Artist: Benjamin Duvivier
Mint not recorded
Acquisition Information:: Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976

Tagged with:	french revolution 1789-1799
Themes this item is part of:	Public Life & Institutions Collection
Primary Classification:	MEDALS
Secondary Classification:	Commemorative
Tertiary Classification:	politics & public protest
Series:	Commemorative
DateEra:	1793 AD
Obverse Description:	Liberty seated facing left on a chair which has the head of a cock on its arm resty and a level depicted on its base; she holds fasces with a spear from its centre in her right hand and a baton surmounted by the Cap of Liberty in her left; around, REPUBLIQUE UNE ET INDIVISIBLE; in exergue, NATION / FRANCAISE and in small letters at the right, the artist's name, DUVIVIER
Reverse Description:	Surrounded by rays of light from heaven, an open book bearing the words, on the left page, DROITS / DE / L'HOMME; on the right page, CONSTI / TUTION / FRAN- / CAISE; below in seven lines CONSTITUTION REPUBLICAINE / ADOPTEE ET JUREE / EN PRESENCE / DE L'ETRE SUPREME / PAR LE PEUPLE FRANCAIS / INDIVIDUELLEMENT / CONSULTE; in exergue, LE 10 AOUST / 1793
Edge Description:	Plain
Shape:	Round
Material:	Bronze
Issued By:	France, 1793
Artist:	Benjamin Duvivier - Paris Mint, France, 1793
References:	Chitty p.25 Hennin.526