Silver Medal of Law, John, France, 1720–1720. 0000.999.22519

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Obverse: In area, PARISER-/ WEST-INDISCH-/ LOUISIANISCHER/ COMPAGNIE/ ACTIEN/ ODER/ STAATS-BILLETS/ IEDES A/ 500. LIVRES OD. 166 2/3 TH./ VON I. IAN. 1717./ MIT IV PRO CENT ZU/ VERINTERESSIREN/ AO. 1720 AUT. 2 PR. 100 ("Shares or certificates of stock of the Parisian West Indian-Louisiana Company were valued at 500 livres each, or 166 2/3 thalers, on January 1, 1717, and yielding four per cent interest; in 1720, two shares for 100 livres"); reading around below, upside down, SIND INCONFISCABEL/ UND SEMPER FREY*/ IN FINE VIDEBITUR/ CVIVS/ TONI ("They cannot be confiscated and are always free. In the end it will be seen what is the value of this story.") - legend in twenty lines
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Reverse: MANN. SETZ. SICH. NICHT. FUR. MAASS. NOCH. ZIEL.* ("Man sets neither limits nor bounds to himself, " i.e., he puts no restraint on his desire for money); in area, DIE/ DA/ REICH/ WERDEN/ WOLLEN/ FALL. IN/ VERSUCHUNG/ I TIMOT VI V 9 10/ 1720 ("They that will be rich will fall into temptation." Timothy, Chap. VI, verses 9, 10. 1720.) - legend in eleven lines

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 7.18
    • Diameter (in mm): 26

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal
  • Date: 1720

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1720
  • Material: Silver

  • Obverse

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.22519
  • Lot: 0000.999
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Should be catalogued 1892.37.13; Betts 131 reads on the obv. BANCO-BILLETS rather than STAATS-BILLETS.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States