medal
Object NameMedal of Napoleon II
Made FromCopper
Dateabout 1870-1900
Place MadeFrance, Paris
Techniqueminted
SizeOverall Diam: 5.2 cm
Accession Number86.7.1
Credit LineGift of Arthur Rubloff, by exchange
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCoppery-brown copper; minted. Flat, circular disk; the obverse with convex bust-length portrait of a male child in military uniform with fur cape, facing dexter; inscribed below "CAQUE 1834."; inscribed around the edge "NAPOLEON II EMPEREUR/DES FRANCAIS."; the reverse inscribed "NE A PARIS/LE 20 MARS 1811. /PARTI POUR VIENNE/AVRIL 1814./PROCLAME PAR LES CHAMBRES/LE 23 JUIN 1815./MORT A VIENNE/LE 22 JUILLET/1832."; stamped "CUIVRE" with a hand pointing at the inscription from the left, on the rim.Provenance
Source
Arthur Rubloff
- 1986-03-24
Source
Sotheby's
- 1986-03-24
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