Pair of Joseph Florimond Duc De Loubat Medals. Included are: <strong>Personal Medal. Bronze. Mint State.</strong> 59.3 mm. <strong>Obv: </strong>His bust left, title around, signature of F. Vernon, 1910 below. <strong>Rev:</strong> Loubats coat of arms. Paris Mint privy mark, BRONZE and cornucopia. Satiny antiqued finish, with original case of issue. <strong>Medal for the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles- Lettres. Mint State.</strong> 72.3 mm. <strong>Obv:</strong> His jacketed bust left, wearing orders, title around. <strong>Rev:</strong> Inscription at center and right, spray at left. Accompanied by the original case of issue. Apparently struck to order of Loubat to commemorate his election as a foreign associate of the Academy on November 29, 1907, though the engravers signature is dated 1910, so the medal was struck later. Antiqued bronze finish. Both medals are seemingly scarce, as we do not find either in our online archives. These seem to have been gifted by Loubat to Professor F.W. Putnam. This is the same Loubat generally known in numismatic circles simply as J.F. Loubat, for his 1878 work, <em>The Medallic History of the United States of America, 1776-1876</em>. He was a well-known philanthropist, bibliophile and antiquarian born in New York in 1831. (Total: 2 pieces)
