LA CONVENTION September 21, 1792 - October 26, 1795 - Lot 229

LA CONVENTION September 21, 1792 - October 26, 1795 LVD - XVI - REX - LVD - XVII - REX - MARIA ANTO - REG - GALL* Busts of Louis XVI, Louis XVII and Marie Antoinette, joined and draped on the right. Below, broken fleur-de-lis and scepter. R/. CLARIOR SUPERNE. Brighter as it rises. Winged allegory, Iris, placed on the rainbow, gazing at three stars in the sky above a tomb on which the crown and scepter rest. In front, a censer emitting smoke. In exergue: F. H. KRÜGER SENIOR FEC. Smooth edge. ♦ Hennin 687; Julius 471 Silver medal by Friedrich Heinrich KRÜGER (1795). (41.84 g) Ø 47.83 mm Apotheosis of the royal family. Superb. Friedrich Heinrich KRÜGER. Born in Dresden in 1749, he died in 1815. He was the engraver and medallist at the Dresden Mint. He designed the coins and medals of Frederick August of Saxony (1750-1827).