Jean-Pierre Montagny was a French medallist and coiner, one of the most notable such figures in the 19th century Monnaie de Paris

Monnaie de Paris

The Monnaie de Paris or, more administratively speaking, the "Direction of Coins and Medals", is an administration of the French government charged with issuing coins as well as producing medals and other similar items. Many ancient coins are housed there...

. He studied under his father Clément Montagny and under Cartellier. He produced several coins and medals in bronze, copper and tin on the main events in French history from 1800 to 1850, such as the inuguration of the July Column

July Column

The July Column is a monument to the Revolution of 1830. It stands in the center of the Place de la Bastille, in Paris, to commemorate the Trois Glorieuses, the "three glorious" days in July 1830 that saw the fall of Charles X of France and the commencement of the "July Monarchy" of...

 in 1840, with his most intense production being designs relating to the 1848 Revolution

French Revolution of 1848

The 1848 Revolution in France was one of a wave of revolutions in 1848 in Europe. In France, the February revolution ended the Orleans monarchy and led to the creation of the French Second Republic. The February Revolution was really the belated second phase of the Revolution of 1830...

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External links

• Jean-Pierre Montagny at multicollec.net
• http://www.inumis.com/medals/books/vivatrex/indexes-fr.html