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Louis XVI

Augustin Dupré (French, 1748–1833)

1786

MintParis, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 69 mm (2 11/16 in.)

Credit LineBequest of J. B. How

Accession number17.140

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LOUIS XVI ROI ET FRERE BIENFAISANT" and at proper left of bust "DUPRE". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "HOMMAGE DE TENDRESSE ET DE RECONNOISSANCE", below "DUPRE F", and in exergue "PREMICES DE LOR TIRE DES MINES D'ALLEMONT/OFFERTES AU ROI PAR MONSIEUR/M·DCCL XXXVI.".

ProvenanceBy 1917, J. B. How; 1917, bequest of J. B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 1917)