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Caroline Ferdinande Louise

(French, 1795–1863)
1828
MintFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 51 mm (2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Henry H. Fay
Accession number13.863
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "MLE·CAROLNE·FERDE·LSE·DUCHESSE·DE·BERRI" and under bust "DE·PUYMAURIN·DT·E·DUBOIS·FT·". Reverse: Inscribed at center "EN 1828/LE DE SEPTEMBRE/SON ALTESSE ROYALE/MADAME/DUCHESSE DE BERRI/A POSÉ LA PREMIERE PIERRE/DU MONUMENT TRIOMPHAL/CONSACRE/PAR LA VILLE DE TOULOUSE/A LA GLOIRE/DE SON ALTESSE ROYALE MONSEIGNEUR/LE DAUPHIN/ET DE L'ARMÉE FRANCAISE/SOUS SES ORDES/DANS LA CAMPAGNE/DESPAGNE EN 1823".
ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; 1913, gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)