BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
BENJ. FRANKLIN NATUS BOSTON. XVII JAN. MDCCVI. (Benjamin Franklin, natus Boston, 17 Januarii, 1706: Benjamin Franklin, born in Boston, January 17, 1706.) Bust of Franklin, facing the left. On edge of bust, dupré f. (fecit).
Within a crown of oak: ERIPUIT CŒLO FULMEN SCEPTRUM QUE TYRANNIS. (He drew fire from Heaven and wrenched the sceptre from tyrants). Exergue: SCULPSIT ET DICAVIT AUG. DUPRÉ ANNO MDCCLXXXVI. (Sculpsit et dicavit Augustinus Dupré, anno 1786: Engraved and dedicated by Augustin Dupré, in the year 1786).[58]
