1791 France First Republic AE Oval Medal on the Constitutional Monarchy. Unknown maker. On the French Revolution and the Constitutional Monarchy. VIVRE LIBRE OU MOURIR, shield inscribed LA NATION LA LOI LE ROI within wreath above two fasces, surmounted by Phrygian cap || JURONS DE MAINTENIR LA CONSTITUTION within wreath, 1791 below, angel’s head above. 26mm, 5.52g. Plain edge. H-168. Choice UNC. Worn by soldiers on their cap during the revolutionary period, including at the ceremony where the constitutional monarchy was announced.
