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Monthly Auction 271821 27 May 2018
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Siege of the Bastille. High quality gilt electrotype Roundel 1789 UNC, Julius-17, by Palloy. 80mm. Very rare in its own right, this design was originally struck in lead from the Bastille and given as awards to revolutionaries of 1789, each signed individually by Palloy. Few appear as razor-sharp as this example, every detail of the magnificent siege scene picked out with utmost care and attention. Certainly a piece for the collector of French Revolutionary medals.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 150-200 USD
Siege of the Bastille. High quality gilt electrotype Roundel 1789 UNC, Julius-17, by Palloy. 80mm. Very rare in its own right, this design was originally struck in lead from the Bastille and given as awards to revolutionaries of 1789, each signed individually by Palloy. Few appear as razor-sharp as this example, every detail of the magnificent siege scene picked out with utmost care and attention. Certainly a piece for the collector of French Revolutionary medals.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 150-200 USD