France, Revolutionary Period. A Storming Of The Bastille Commemorative Medal 1789 Newly Listed while the rear is single-vented

while the rear is single-vented with two gray metal buttons on either side of the venting

” the reverse displays a blue enameled centre surrounded by the same Latin inscription

and include slight running marks and tarnishing to the blade

comes with silver plated case

the largest one is a post war reprint of an original pre war press photo

France, Revolutionary Period. A Storming Of The Bastille Commemorative Medal 1789 Newly Listed while the rear is single-ventedIn 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