Summary

Portrait medal of Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721-1794) by Andre Galle. One of the Galerie Metallique des Grand Hommes Francais series. Minted in Paris, 1819.

Obverse Description

Bust facing left; around, C.G. LAMOIGNON MALESHERBES.; below in small lettering, GALLE . F.

Reverse Description

Legend in eight lines: NE / A PARIS / EN M.DCC.XXI. / MORT / EN M.DCC.XCIII. / GALERIE METALLIQUE / DES GRANDS HOMMES FRANCAIS. / 1819.

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

French statesman and council for the defence of Louis XVI

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