Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals and Banknotes

La Marseillaise, c.1900, a bronze award plaque by H. Dubois after F. Rude, figures representing the Republic against the background of a brick wall, reverse tablet on palm and laurel spray, named (A. Jouancoux, Député), 66 x 49mm (cf. BDW 9, 676). Good very fine (£40-60)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical and Art Medals, the Property of a European Collector.

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La Marseillaise, the French national anthem written and composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle on 24 April 1792, became the great rallying call for the French Revolution and was given its name after it was sung on the streets of Paris by troops from Marseille