Expedition in Moree

Joseph Arnold Pingret (Belgian, 1798–1862)

1828

MintFrance

Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 42 mm (1 5/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Henry H. Fay

Accession number13.818

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed above "EXPEDITION EN MOREE 1828" and in exergue "PINGRET F". Reverse: Inscribed at center "CHARLES X/ROI DE FRANCE/S.A.R.MONSIEUR LE DAUPHI/GRAND AMIRAL./---/S.E.LE BON.HYDE DE NEUVILLE/MINISTRE DE LA MARINE./S.E.LE VTE.DE CAUZ/MINISTRE DE LA GUERRE./S.S.LE M.MAISON/GENERAL EN CHEF./LE DHER.DE RIGNY VICE ADMIRAL/COMMANDANT/LES FORCES NAVALES/1828".

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