Inspired by the LIBERTAS AMERICANA

Triton XVII, Lot: 1015. Estimate $300. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Premier République. Convention nationale. 1792-1795. Æ Medal (39mm, 38.92 g, 12h). Commemorating the Casting of a Bell of Pure Metal for the Convention nationale by the Artists Assembled at Lyon, 1792. By André Galle. Dated L’An 1 of the French Republic and 1792. Head of Liberté left; over shoulder, Phyrigian cap set on pole / 10-line legend citing casting of bell; all within oak wreath. Bramsen 190b; Mazard 318a. EF, attractive patina.