| Obverse - | Bust, facing left. |
| Legend - | J. FRANÇOIS MARMONTEL |
| Exergue - | PETIT F |
| Reverse - | NÉ A BORT EN M.DCC.XXIII. MORT EN M.DCC.XCIX. |
| GALERIE METALLIQUE DES GRANDS HOMMES FRANÇAIS | |
| Exergue - | 1820. |
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| Br. 40.5 mm. | |||||||||||||
| Part of an extensive series released during the early 1820s this is an original strike. |
| "French poet, dramatist, novelist, and critic who is remembered for his autobiographical work, Mémoires d'un père (1804, "Memoirs of a Father"). " |
| from the Encyclopaedia Brittanica |