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Louis XVI: Arrival at Paris

(French, 1730–1819)
1789
MintFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; copper alloy
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 53 mm (2 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Henry H. Fay
Accession number13.838
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANÇAIS", on bust "B·DUVIVIER F·", and in exergue "VILLE DE PARIS". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "J'Y FERAI DESORMAIS MA DEME[piercing]E HABITUEL[casting flaw]E", at proper left "DUVIV", and in exergue "ARRIVEE DU ROI A PARIS/LE 6·OCT·1789".
ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; 1913, gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)