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Louis Philippe I
Armand-Auguste Caqué (French, 1793–1881)
French
19th century
Medium/Technique
Metal; probably bronze
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 34 mm (1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dudley Leavitt Pickman
Accession Number24.247
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Louis Philippe I, king of France.
Obverse: Profile bust of Louis Philippe looking to proper left; inscribed at edge and under bust.
Reverse: Inscribed.
Obverse: Profile bust of Louis Philippe looking to proper left; inscribed at edge and under bust.
Reverse: Inscribed.
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANCAIS" and under bust "CAQUÉ F".
Reverse: Inscribed "LE ROI/A POSÉ LA 1ERE. PIERRE/DE L'ENTREPOT/DE L'ISLE DES CIGNES/---/20 OCTOBRE/1833".
Reverse: Inscribed "LE ROI/A POSÉ LA 1ERE. PIERRE/DE L'ENTREPOT/DE L'ISLE DES CIGNES/---/20 OCTOBRE/1833".
ProvenanceBy 1924, Dudley Leavitt Pickman; 1924, given by Dudley Leavitt Pickman to MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1924)