Lot 44
(1783) Libertas Americana Peace of Versailles Medal Betts-608 NGC Fine Details. Struck in White Metal with a Bronze Plug. Glossy dark gray and steel with lighter silvery gray on the highpoints. There are numerous fine scratches and small contact marks in the fields on both sides, none distracting in its own right but far too many to ignore. The obverse depicts a seated Louis XVI of France pointing to a shield emblazoned with America's 13 bars being hung by Ms. Liberty on a pillar. On the reverse is Pallas Athena standing beside the arms of France, Britain, Spain, and Holland. The copper plug is positioned on the heavy baseline over the L in MDCCLXXXIII. These were struck to commemorate the Treaty of Versailles that was signed on 3 September 1783 ending the US Revolutionary War. Estimated Value $150-UP
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