Lead medal to commemorate the storming of the Bastille

Made:: 1789 in France

Lead medal to commemorate the storming of the Bastille, French, 1789

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Category:: Wellcome Medals

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A676617

Materials:: lead

type:: commemorative medal

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Lead medal to commemorate the storming of the Bastille

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