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Louis XVIII: Alliance of France and America

(obverse) Bertrand Andrieu (French, 1761–1822)

(reverse) Raymond Gayrard (French, 1777–1858)

1816

Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 51 mm (2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Dr. Samuel Abbott Green

Accession number17.255

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LVDOVICVS·XVIII FRANC·ET·NAV·REX", on shoulder "ANDRIEU F.", and below bust "DE PUYMURIN". Reverse: Inscribed above "GALLIA·ET·AMERICA·FOEDERATA", at proper left "GAYRARD F.", on herme "MDCCCXXII", and in exergue "NOVIS·COMMERCIORVM·PACTIS/IVNCTAE".

ProvenanceBy 1917, Dr. Samuel Abbott Green; 1917, gift of Dr. Samuel Abbott Green to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 15, 1917)