Museum Collections
Luce Center
1867 Paris Universal Exposition Medal
Object Number:
INV.10772
Date:
ca. 1867
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 5/8 in. ( 6.7 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at center: "BARRE 1869"
Inscription: reverse, in exergue, at right: "VAUTHIER GALLE"
Inscription: edge, at right: "ARGENT"
Description:
Silver struck medal with obverse showing head of male youth facing right with legend: "NAPOLEON EUGENE LOUIS/PRINCE IMPERIAL." Reverse depicts allegorical scene of crowned figure of France holding laurel wreaths above draped figures personifying various nations, presenting offerings to her; legend above: "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE"; inscription in exergue: "PARIS/MDCCCLXVII."
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