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Exposition Universelle, 1889
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Exposition Universelle, 1889

Eugène-André Oudiné (French, 1810–1887)
Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis (French, 1849–1899)
1889
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 51 mm (2 in.)
Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund
Accession number29.219
On View
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ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE", on head-band "CONCORD", and under bust "OUDINE". Reverse: Inscribed across field "EXPOSITION/UNIVERSELLE", below "DANIEL DUPUIS", and in exergue "1889".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.