Medal of John Law Medal, 1720 Artist: Unknown
Honorand: John Law, Scottish, 1671–1729

1720

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

7.76 g, 12:00, 26 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Bequest of the Charles Wyllys Betts, B.A. 1867, M.A. 1871, Collection

Accession Number

2001.87.2839

Geography

Made in Paris, France

Culture

French

Period

18th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: PARISER / WEST-INDISCH- / LOUISIANISCHER / COMPAGNIE / ACTIEN / ODER / BANCO-BILLETS / IEDES A / 500. LIVRES OD. 166 2/3 TH. / VON I IAN 1717 / MIT IV PRO CENT ZU / VERINTERESSIEREN / AO 1720 AUT 2 PR 100 across in lines of variable heig

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: SO / VERSICHERTS / LAWS / UND SPRICHT / DIESES GLAUB ICH / ANDERS NICHT / MANCHER / DOCH MIT THOMA / SPRICHT: / ICH GLAUB ES / NOCH LANGE / NICHT / 1720 across in lines of variable height; around, inwardly from 7:00, ALLES LIEGT AM GLÜCK UND ZEIT.
Provenance
Charles Wyllys Betts, to about 1887; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., from about 1887 to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • Charles Wyllys Betts, American Colonial History Illustrated by Contemporary Medals, 1964 reprint (New York: Scott Stamp and Coin Company, 1964), 63, no. 121
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

medals

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