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Napoléon: Monument at Sainte Hélène
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Napoléon: Monument at Sainte Hélène

J.-F. Antoine Bovy (Swiss, 1795–1877)
1840
MintFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 42 mm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Henry H. Fay
Accession number13.842
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "NAPOLEON EMPEREUR" and under bust "A·BOVY·". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "MEMORIAL DE STE. HÉLENE" and "5 MAI MDCCCXXI.PARIS 15 DEC.MDCCCXL".ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; 1913, gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)