1842-1845, France. Notaries' Disciplinary Chamber of Rambouillet. Silver Medal.
Mint Place: Paris Medallist: Lefèvre References: Lerouge 341. Mint Period: 1842-1845 (edge marking: galley prow) Condition: Minimal deposits, otherwise a stunning UNCirculated medal! Denomination: Medal - Notaries' Disciplinary Chamber of Rambouillet, Seine et Oise department. Material: Silver Weight: 15.51gm Diameter: 36mm
Obverse: Justice seated, lening on books of law with scales in one hand and sword in the other. Legend: CHAMB. DE DISCIPL. DES NORES DE L'ARRT. DE RAMBOUILLET. / SEINE ET OISE. / LEFEVRE FECIT. Translated: "Notaries' Disciplinary Chamber of Rambouillet. Seine et Oise. Made by Lefèvre."
Reverse: Inscription in two lines ("Laws and Morals.") within wreath. Legend: LEGES ET MORES
Rambouillet is a historic commune and subprefecture in the Yvelines department of the Île-de-France region, located about 44–50 km (27–31 mi) southwest of Paris.
A notary public (or notary or public notary) of the common law is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and foreign and international business. A notary's main functions are to administer oaths and affirmations, take affidavits and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate the execution of certain classes of documents, take acknowledgments of deeds and other conveyances, protest notes and bills of exchange, provide notice of foreign drafts, prepare marine or ship's protests in cases of damage, provide exemplifications and notarial copies, and perform certain other official acts depending on the jurisdiction. Any such act is known as a notarization. The term notary public only refers to common-law notaries and should not be confused with civil-law notaries.[