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Napoléon Bonaparte: Civil Code

(French, 1770–1846)
1801
MintFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 43 mm (1 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Henry H. Fay
Accession number13.843
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "NAPOLEON EMPEREUR" and below "BRENET F. DENON D". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "EN L'AN XII. LE CODE CIVIL EST DECRETÉ [flower]" and at proper left of Minerva "BRENET F./DENON D.".
ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; 1913, gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)