France, Revolutionary Period. A Storming Of The Bastille Commemorative Medal 1789 GTRexclude with a textured red faux

with a textured red faux leather (leatherette) exterior

excursions

Left and Right Facing Pair

the VM with spotting present

the reverse with heavy remains of previous collector’s mounting

France, Revolutionary Period. A Storming Of The Bastille Commemorative Medal 1789 GTRexclude with a textured red fauxIn pewter, uniface style, obverse illustrating a crowd of armed civilians with soldiers of the French Guard firing their cannons at the Bastille in the background, with smoke and flames visible on the battlements and smoke across the centre enveloping the crowd, the chains of the drawbridge broken and the inner courtyard being stormed at the far right, engraver marked "ANDRIEU. F." (Jean Bertrand Andrieu) and marked "NO. 1", inscribed "SIEGE DE LA