1791 Bronze Medal Fuld-LA.1791.5 Gen. Lafayette National Assembly

Coin Details

Auction Record

$840 MS64 04-03-2024 Stack's Bowers

Description

This 1791 bronze medal, cataloged as Fuld-LA.1791.5, is another distinct variety in the extensive series of Lafayette National Assembly commemoratives. The .5 designation represents a fifth documented die variety or design type in the 1791 Lafayette series, illustrating the remarkable number of distinct medals produced during this short period of revolutionary fervor. Each variety reflects different engravers, minting facilities, or design interpretations of the Lafayette National Assembly theme. The multiplicity of varieties speaks to the decentralized nature of medal production during the French Revolution, when various workshops and engravers produced their own versions of popular subjects. Bronze in standard format represents the most common form of these revolutionary commemoratives, widely distributed to a public eager for medallic souvenirs of the transformative political events unfolding in France.

Rarity Notes

Fuld-LA.1791.5, bronze. Fifth documented variety in the 1791 series. Moderate rarity among Lafayette medal varieties.

Cross References

PCGS #935508; Fuld-LA.1791.5; Gen. Lafayette National Assembly, Bronze