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Napoléon: Arc de Triomphe

(French, 1746–1823)
(French, 1770–1846)
1806
MintFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze, with light patina
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 41 mm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Henry H. Fay
Accession number13.846
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "NAPOLEON EMP.ET ROI·", on shoulder "DROZ FECIT", and under bust "DENON DIREXI/MDCCCVI". Reverse: Inscribed below "BRENET F. FONTAINE ARC. DENON D." and in exergue "AUX ARMEES/MDCCCVI.".
ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; 1913, gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)
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