Pattern Crown, 1820, struck in silver en medaille, by Jean-Pierre Droz after Monneron's pattern by Dupr, Hercules seated right on a lion skin, by a column, endeavouring to break sticks across his knee, sea and ships to right, date and palm branches in exergue, VIS VNITATE FORTIOR, toothed border, rev. crowned shield of arms, DECVS ET TVTAMEN. edge, plain (L&S 211; ESC 243 R5), some very light scuffing in fields, otherwise brilliant, practically as struck, extremely rare

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Pattern Crown, 1820, struck in silver en medaille, by Jean-Pierre Droz after Monneron's pattern by Dupr, Hercules seated right on a lion skin, by a column, endeavouring to break sticks across his knee, sea and ships to right, date and palm branches in exergue, VIS VNITATE FORTIOR, toothed border, rev. crowned shield of arms, DECVS ET TVTAMEN. edge, plain (L&S 211; ESC 243 R5), some very light scuffing in fields, otherwise brilliant, practically as struck, extremely rare

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See also colour illustration on page 8