Bramsen #29

1800

Banque de France

Comme le N^o 28, seulement DUMAREST au lieu de D.
N^o 28:
Obverse -	Minerve et la Fortune
Legend,	LA SAGESSE FIXE LA FORTUNE
Exergue,	D

Reverse -	Légende dans une couronne de chêne et de laurier.
Legend,	BANQUE DE FRANCE AN VIII

Médaille octogone, 35 mm. — T. N. 76, 3, note.

Some information about this medal:

Dumarest (the artist) signed in full on Bramsen #29 but used only his first initial on 28. He died young. The obituary in "Le Moniteur" contained remarks about his troubles with the medal mint: they often broke his dies when hardening them, and he had to remake one five times! There are varieties of several of his pieces because of mint accidents.

... Like many of the others, this is a 'jeton de presence'. In token payment to members of boards of directors and such they were given these jettons when they attended meetings. For this reason the jettons were struck in silver or (rarely) in gold. Bronze copies were (and still are) sold by the mint.

Thanks David!

d'Essling - 826 Banque de France (Dumarest).
Minerve et la Fortune.	R. Légende dans une couronne de chêne et de laurier.
(TN 76.3 — B. 29). Arg. octog. 32 mm. 5 p. (2 var.)