Summary

Portrait medal of Anne-Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune (1727-1781) by Antoine Desboeufs. One of the Galerie Metallique des Grand Hommes Francais series. Minted in Paris, 1821.

Obverse Description

Bust facing left; around, A.R. JACQUES TURGOT; below in smaller lettering the artist's name, DESBOEUFS

Reverse Description

Legend in eight lines: NE / A PARIS / EN M.DCC.XXVII. / MORT / EN M.DCC.LXXXI. / GALERIE METALLIQUE / DES GRAND HOMMES FRANCAIS. / 1821.

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

French economist and statesman

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