JULY MONARCHY - Rare type 4 INSTITUTE SILVER medal. - Lot 660

JULY MONARCHY - Rare type 4 INSTITUTE SILVER medal. Very honorary medal awarded for approximately 2 medals per year and per academy. The conditions for awarding the medal were so strict that in some years there might not be a single candidate eligible. The award of the SILVER medal included an annual annuity of one hundred francs, a very substantial sum for the time. The award on the slice concerned only the years 1837/1848. From 1830 to 1837, the holder's attribution appeared under the palms. Obverse: Engraving by BARRE - Bust of the King in high relief to the left, circular legend "LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANÇAIS". Reverse: UNIVERSITÉ de FRANCE in circular legend; between 2 palms "PRIX DECERNE AUX INSTITUTEURS PRIMAIRES" - In exergue by additional engraving: "ACADEMIE DE BOURGES". On the edge: FERASSON (PHPE) INSTITUTEUR COMAL A CHATEAUMEILLANT (CHER) -- 1842 + Ship's prow hallmark and mention SILVER. 51 mm - 65.3 grams - SUP.