France, Revolutionary Period. A Storming Of The Bastille Commemorative Medal 1789 Newly Listed ” the reverse displays a

” the reverse displays a blue enameled centre surrounded by the same Latin inscription

the largest one is a post war reprint of an original pre war press photo

while the rear is single-vented with two gray metal buttons on either side of the venting

The attack was a long time in coming

Includes: twenty-five Shooting/Marksmanship/Labour Awards/Medals (in pewter or silvered metal

France, Revolutionary Period. A Storming Of The Bastille Commemorative Medal 1789 Newly Listed ” the reverse displays aIn pewter, uniface style, obverse illustrating a crowd of armed civilians with soldiers of the French Guard firing their cannons at the Bastille in the background, with smoke and flames visible on the battlements and smoke across the centre enveloping the crowd, the chains of the drawbridge broken and the inner courtyard being stormed at the far right, engraver marked "ANDRIEU. F." (Jean Bertrand Andrieu) and marked "NO. 1", inscribed "SIEGE DE LA