DIRECTOIRE 1795-1799 - Lot 227

DIRECTOIRE 1795-1799 UNION AND STRENGTH (star). Half-naked, bearded Hercules, standing frontally with leonté, on his left shoulder a lion's paw, on his arm and around his waist the skin of the Nemean lion, behind his legs the lion's tail and paws, uniting Liberté standing left turned right holding a pike surmounted by a Phrygian cap, wearing a peplos, and Égalité standing right turned left, holding the level, wearing a chiton. In the exergue, Dupré's signature in cursive letters between two dots. On either side, Victory and rooster. R/.FRENCH REPUBLIC. Value and date within a wreath of laurel and oak. Workshop letter below. Debossed edge: GARANTIE NATIONALE. ** Gad 563 5 francs "Union et Force" year 11. A = Paris. Très beau/Superbe. Exemplaire vente JVN (avril 1999) n°488