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Exposition Universelle, 1878

(French, 1839–1909)
1878
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 69 mm, 5 cm (2 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund
Accession number29.170
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE" and under bust "JC CHAPLAIN". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE INTERNATIONALE DE 1878", on plaque "VERNER/& HALLE", below "CHAPLAIN", and in exergue "PARIS".
ProvenanceBy 1929, Wolf Kostakowsky, Mattapan, MA; 1929, sold by Kostakowsky to the MFA for $518 [see note 1]. (Accession date: January 17, 1929)

NOTES:

[1] Five hundred numismatics, MFA accession numbers 29.159 through 29.658, were purchased from Mr. Kostakowsky for a total price of $518.