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Alexander I

(French)
1801
Medium/TechniqueMetal; gilt metal, glass, and repoussé
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 43 mm (1 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Louisa W. and Miss Marian R. Case in memory of their father, James Brown Case
Accession number20.552
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "ALEXANDRE 1ER EMPEREUR DE TOUTES LES RUSSIES." and under bust "NÉ LE 25 DECEMBRE/1777.". 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)