101995 | FRANCE. Louis XVI/Abolition of Feudalism bronze Medal.
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101995 | FRANCE. Louis XVI bronze Medal. Dated 1789 (issued ca. 1860-1879). Commemorating the abolition of feudalism (64mm, 124.97 g, 12h). By Du Vivier & Gatteaux.
LOUIS XVI RESTAURATEUR DE LA LIBERTĆ FRANĆAISE, garlanded, draped, and mantled bust right / ABANDON DE TOUS LES PRIVILĆGES, view of the National Assembly at Versailles: members of the three estates make their oath around an altar inscribed A / LA / PATRIE; in three lines in exergue, ASSEMBLĆE NATIONALE / IV AOUT / MDCCLXXXIX. Edge: Ā«beeĀ» CUIVRE.
Nocq 241. Choice Mint State. Glossy chocolate brown surfaces. A fairly scarce and important type.
Quite a feat in French history, one of the central events of the French Revolution was the abolishment of feudalism in a direct nod to the core principles of "libertƩ, ƩgalitƩ et fraternitƩ." As such, the old judicial system was suspended in November 1789, and formally abolished in 1790.
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