Escutcheon of the arms of Montesquieu, placed on a mantle, surmounted by a marquis's crown and a mortarboard., Moon crescent., Extremely rare medal of the Prix de l'Académie de Bordeaux. Only one other example has been found, held in the collections of the Musée du Louvre (OAP 3347), but the engraver is unknown, and the museum dates the engraving of this medal to the 19th century., C.L. SECONDAT. DE MONTESQVIEV S. B. PRAES. INF. A. S. O., CRESCAM ET LUCEBO // BURD. ACAD. / PRAEMIUM.