FRANCE - FRANCE Charles X (1824-1830). Medal, posthumous tribute to Nicolas François Bellart, by Barre 1829, Paris. Av. NICOLAVS. FRANCISCVS. BELLART - N. ANN. MDCCLXI. M. ANN. MDCCCXXVI. Head on the left of Nicolas François Bellart; below signature BARRE 1829. Rv. CIVI. DE. PATRIA- OPTIME. MERITO. Bellart's tomb in Père Lachaise between two allegories representing Justice and the city of Paris; in the exergue: QVOD. CIVIVM. ANIMOS / IN. SPEM. LEGITIMI. REGNI. INSTAVRANDI / PRIMVS. EREXERIT. and signature BARRE. 1829. Coll.581.1 - Carnavalet ND 162 ; Silver - 88,2 g - 51 mm - 12 h Period strike, no hallmark. With a delicate bluish patina. Corner flower. Nicolas François Bellart (1761-1826) was a lawyer and politician. He was the inspiration behind the Proclamation of 1 April 1814, which called for disobedience to Napoleon I and the re-establishment with King Louis XVIII of the French Republic.