282, Lot: 495. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, temp. Deuxième Empire. 1852-1870. Æ Medal (68mm, 149.38 g, 12h). Commemorating the 300th Anniversary of the Reform of the Church of France. By A. Bovy. Dated 1859. PREMIER SYNODE NATIONAL DES ÉGLISES RÉFORMÉES DE FRANCE (the first national synod of the reformed churches of France), scene of a synod; 26-28 MAY M·D·LIX / TROISIÉME JUBLIÉ SÉCULAIRE DE L’ÉGLISE RÉFORMÉE DE FRANCE (the 30th anniversary of the reform of the Church of France), open book inscribed EVANG · S · MAT · | XXIV · 35/LES/CIEUX/ET LA/TERRE/PASSE-/-RONT: | MES/PAROLES/NE/PASSE-/-RONT/POINT (heaven and earth shall pass away, yet my words shall remain, –adapted from Matthew 24:35); rays behind; 29 MAI 1859 in exergue. Edge: CUIVRE. Whiting 729; Belu 2229. EF, brown surfaces.