CHAMP DE MARS FESTIVAL 14 MAY 1848 Horse drawing a chariot bearing the square and the compass, loaded with trophies and passing in front of a temple. In the exergue: NATIONAL DAY OF MAY 14. R/. FRENCH REPUBLIC 1848. Statue of Liberty standing holding the Phrygian pike in one hand and a bundle in the other hand, standing on a pedestal on whose base we read: LIB . EG . FR. Smooth edge. Labouret 56a Lead token with bélière. Ø 30,35 mm (3,37 g) T.B.

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