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Genoa Foundling Asylum

(English, 18th century)
possibly 18th or 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMetal; white metal
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 47 mm, 40 gm (1 7/8 in., 1.41 oz.)
Credit LineGift of Malcolm Storer
Accession number30.79
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "RICORDO AI BENEFATTORI". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "*PIA ISTITVZIONE PROVVIDENZA BALIATICA" and in exergue "JOHNSON".
ProvenanceBy 1930, Malcolm Storer; 1930, given by Malcolm Storer to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 6, 1930)
Stefano Johnson Stabilimento S.p.A.
1912
19th or early 20th century
19th century
Romain-Vincent Jeuffroy
1803
Henry-Auguste-Jules Patey
1898