A beautifully preserved, quite rare medal from the early 19th century.
Medal from 1818 by Caunois Durand dedicated to Tadeusz Kosciuszko, from the series of famous men of the world.
Obverse: Bust facing right,
THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO
Reverse: Inscription in 9 lines
NATUS / AN MDCCXLVI / SIECHNOWIEZ DUCAT / LITHAVIÆ IN POLONIA / OBIIT / AN MDCCCXVII / SERIES NUMISMATICA / UNIVERSALIS VIRORUM ILLUSTRIUM / MDCCCXVIII lower signature DURAND EDIDIT
Bronze, diameter 41 mm, weight 38.21 g.
