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Medal

Aimé Millet (French, 1819–1891)

Emile Arthur Soldi (French, 1846–1906)

1871

Object PlaceFrance

Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 31 mm (1 1/4 in.)

Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund

Accession number29.217

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ClassificationsNumismatics

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed above "DEFENSE NATIONALE", across field "1870 1871/AIME/MILLET/SCULP[ ]" and "EMILE/SOLDI/GRAVE". Reverse: Inscribed "ARDECHE/EURE LANDES/LOIRE-INFÉRIEURE/---/CALVADOS.MORBIHAN/BASSES-PYRÉNÉES/SEINE-INFÉRIEURE/-SEINE.SEINE-ET-OISE/&&&".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.