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Medal

(French, 1819–1891)
(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
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.