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France, L’Esprit du XVIIIe Siècle, 1964, a silver médaille de voeux, unsigned, reproductions of six octagonal jetons around head of sun-god, rev. reproductions of four octagonal jetons around cornucopiæ, 100mm (CGMP p.1933). Extremely fine; in original blue fitted Monnaie card box (£60-80)

The first of the series of médailles de voeux issued by the Monnaie in the 1960s and 1970s