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Object NameMedal of General Lafayette
Made FromCopper
Date1824
Place MadeFrance
Techniquestamped (minted)
SizeOverall Diam: 4.7 cm
Accession Number85.7.6
Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton, by exchange
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionDark brown copper; stamped (minted). Flat, circular shape, on the obverse a male bust-length portrait facing sinister, wearing a soft coat; inscribed "GENERAL LAFAYETTE" above, "CAUNOIS FRENCH." below the shoulder, and ".1824." on the shoulder; on the reverse, sprays of oak leaves and acorns tied with a ribbon, around the inscription "THE DEFENDER/OF AMERICAN AND/FRENCH LIBERTY./1777-1824./BORN IN CHAVANIAC,/THE 6 SEPTEMBER/1757."
Provenance
Former Collection Stack's Numismatics - 1985-10-30
Source Laura Houghton - 1985-10-30
Source Honorable Amory Houghton Jr. (American, 1926-2020) - 1985-10-30

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