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Louis XVI

(French)
1801
Medium/TechniqueMetal; gilt metal, glass, and repoussé
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 48 mm (1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Louisa W. and Miss Marian R. Case in memory of their father, James Brown Case
Accession number20.515
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANCAIS NE A VERSALES 25 AOUT 1754" and below bust "DÉCAPITE A PARIS/LE 21 JANVIER 1795". Reverse: Inscribed "MÉDAILLIER/GENÉRAL/DES HOMMES ILLUSTRES/CÉLÈBRES OU FAMEUX/ANCIENS ET MODERNES/COMMENCÉ EN 1801/PAR P.G. LIENARD/A PARIS.".
ProvenanceLouisa W. Case (1862-1946) and Marian R. Case (1864-1944), Weston; 1920, gift of Misses Louisa W. and Marian R. Case to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 20, 1920)