
France, Louis-Philippe I, 1845, Medal, EF
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$300.00
Description
France, Louis-Philippe I, 1845 Medal, EF, Louis-Philippe I, laying of the first stone of the new Hotel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1845 Paris. Massive copper medal by J. KLAGMANN - D. FOURNERA. 68.0 mm 184.03 g . Bust of Louis-Philippe I on the left, between Hercules and Athena, / PEOPLE'S RIGHTS Facade of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (37 Quai d'Orsay), The Quai d'Orsay, place of the hotel of the Minister of Foreign Affairs was built from 1845 to 1856. It is the setting for major international negotiations: Treaty of Paris of 1856 which put an end to the Crimean war or Treaty of Versailles of 1919 which concluded the First World War.