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France - 1845

Entrepeneurs de Bâtiments, Versailles

Obverse:

Des instruments du bâtiment : équerre, compas, tenaille, marteau.

Exergue:

RIBOURT FECIT.

Size:

28 mm.

Edge:

Plain

Reverse:

In six lines: VILLE DE / VERSAILLES / CHAMBRE / DES ENTREPREN^RS / DE BÂTIMENTS / FONDÉE EN 1845.

Vern's Comments:

This is the most Masonic looking medal you're likely to see that is NOT associated with a Lodge! It was actually issued by a building contractor's association. The plain edge would indicate that this is probably an original issue but they may have used a private mint to strike them. Quite a beautiful obverse.
Ribourt has a very short entry in Forrer but the pieces mentioned are beautiful as well.

Entrepeneurs de Bâtiments, Versailles