Ferdinand Philippe-Louis

Valentin Maurice Borrel (French, 1804–1882)

1843

MintFrance

Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 52 mm (2 1/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Henry H. Fay

Accession number13.781

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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InscriptionsInscribed on edge "CUIVRE". Obverse: Inscribed at edge "FERDINAND PHILIPPE LOUIS C.H.DUC D'ORLÉANS" and under bust "BORREL F". Reverse: Inscribed above "CHAPELLE SAINT FERDINAND/SOUS L'INVOCATION DE NOTRE DAME/DE LA COMPASSION", at proper left "1844", at proper right "BORREL", and in exergue "ÉLEVÉE A LA MÉMOIRE/DE S.A.R.L.F.P.DUC D'ORLÉANS/PRINCE ROYAL/INAUGUREE LE II JUILLET/1843".

ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; 1913, gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)