Ministerial Officer's Plate Notary Second Republic 1848 19th No. 1

VERY BEAUTIFUL AND RARE PLAQUE, IN SOLID BRONZE (CAST) WITH A WEIGHT OF 5 KG, 42 CM HEIGHT UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE IS ESTABLISHED BY THE SECOND REPUBLIC, HENCE THE REPRESENTATION OF THE BOX AND THE INITIALS “SU” ON IT. THIS PLATE DATES FROM THIS PERIOD, AFTER THIS PERIOD UNDER THE SECOND EMPIRE, THE PLATES ARE MADE OF STAMPED BRASS. SYMBOLIC OF THE PLATE, REPRESENTING FREEDOM, IN THE FEATURES OF THE GODDESS JUNO, SEATED HOLDING A LICTOR'S BUNDLE IN HER RIGHT HAND, SYMBOL OF JUSTICE AND REPUBLIC. AT HIS FEET, AN URN REFERRING TO UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE. IN THE BACKGROUND, OAK LEAVES FOR WISDOM, GRIPS AND A GROOVED WHEEL SYMBOLIZING AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY. IN THE LEGEND, A “FRENCH REPUBLIC” BANNER GIVES THE PLATE ITS OFFICIAL CHARACTER. ORIGINAL AND VINTAGE THERE ARE TWO PLATES, THE ADVERTISEMENT IS FOR ONE PLATE, IN FACT THEY WERE FIXED, SO THEM CAN BE SEEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET.