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Portrait Medal of General Lafayette

(French, 1787–1859)
1824
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 47 mm (1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Henry H. Fay
Accession number13.823
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "GENERAL LAFAYETTE", on bust "·1824·", and under bust "CAUNOIS FRENCH". Reverse: Inscribed in wreath "THE DEFENDER/OF AMERICAN AND FRENCH LIBERTY./1777-1824/BORN IN CHAVANIAL,/THE 6 SEPTEMBER,/1757.".
ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; 1913, gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)