medal
Object NameMedal with Charles X
Made FromCopper or bronze
Date1828
Place MadeFrance, Paris
Techniqueminted
SizeOverall Diam: 4.1 cm, Th: .4 cm
Accession Number86.7.11
Credit LineGift of Arthur Rubloff, by exchange
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionLight copper brown copper or bronze; minted. Flat, circular disk; the obverse with male head facing sinister; inscribed below "BARRE FT." inscribed around the edge, "A CHARLES X ROI DE FRANCE/LES MULHOUSIENS RECONNAISSANS"; the reverse with a beaded circular frame enclosing the inscription "HENRI IV/VOUS APPELAIT/SE BONS AMIS/ALORS VOUS ETIEZ SUISSES/AUJORUD'HUI/VOUS ETES FRANCAIS/ET VOUS ETES AUSSI/MES BONS AMIS" with a crowned shield, caduceus and laurel spray below; inscribed around the frame "LE ROI ET LE DAUPHIN ONT VISITE LA VILLE DE MULHAUSEN LE 11 SEPTEMBRE 1828".Provenance
Source
Arthur Rubloff
- 1986-03-24
Source
Sotheby's
- 1986-03-24
1760
1550-1599
about 1870-1900