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Frits Holm: Expedition into Northwest China

1921
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 65 mm (2 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Fritz Holm
Accession number23.199
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsInscribed on edge "49 MEDALLIC ART CO NY". Obverse: Inscribed at edge "FRITS HOLM" and below "ALBERT BRVCE·JOY FECIT MCMXXI". Reverse: Inscribed at edge of beaded ring "-DEN-/HOLM·NESTORIANSKE/EXPEDITION TIL SIANFV/SHENSI N·V·KINA/MCMVII·VIII/TIL MINDE".
ProvenanceBy 1923, Mrs. Fritz Holm; 1923, gift of Mrs. Fritz Holm to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 5, 1923)
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