Summary

Portrait medal of François Eudes de Mezeray (1619-1683) by Caunois. One of the Galerie Metallique des Grand Hommes Francais series. Minted in Paris, 1817.

Obverse Description

Draped bust facing right; around, F. EUDES DE MEZERAY.; on truncation in smaller lettering the artist's name, CAUNOIS F.

Reverse Description

Legend in nine lines: NE / A RY / EN NORMANDIE / EN M.DC.X. / MORT / EN M.DC.LXXXIII. / GALERIE METALLIQUE / DES GRAND HOMMES FRANCAIS. / 1817.

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

French Historian

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