Collège de Pharmacie

Description

Date 1778
Metal silver
Shape round
Weight 9.5 g
Dimensions  28 mm
Marks none
Medallist Gatteaux
Rarity Rare

Obverse : LUD XVI REX CHRISTIANISS.

Reverse : IN HIS TRIBUS VERSANTUR / COLLEGE DE PHARMACIE 1778

In 1777,  Louis XVI created a specific corporation for the pharmacists, the Collège de Pharmacie.

2 signatures exist: Gatteaux  and Gatt. (the present specimen)