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Object NameMedal of Napoleon II

Made FromCopper

Dateabout 1870-1900

Techniqueminted

SizeOverall Diam: 5.2 cm

Accession Number86.7.1

Credit LineGift of Arthur Rubloff, by exchange

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

France, Paris

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.
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