Medal – Nantes Municipal Council – 1855 – signed by Charpentier
In silver
Weight: 11,07 g
Diameter: 30,5 mm
Obverse:
Coat of arms of Nantes (Gules to the vessel equipped with gold, dressed in ermine, sailing on a sea of vert moving from the tip and wavy argent, to the chief of ermine.)
Below the motto of Nantes in a ribbon: “FAVET NEPTUNUS EUNTI” (May Neptune favor the traveler)
A bearded man and a woman on either side of the coat of arms, holding hands, most likely representing Neptune and Salacia.
Signature: CHARPENTIER. NANTES.
G.B. DEL.
Reverse:
In a wreath of oak and laurel, the inscription:
CONSEIL
MUNICIPAL
DE NANTES
1855
Edge:
Indicator hand hallmark (Paris Mint 1845-1860) + SILVER
