Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette: Birth of the Dauphin
Benjamin Duvivier
(French, 1730–1819)
1781
MintParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 46 mm (1 13/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of J. B. How
Accession number17.131
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LOUIS XVI·ROI DE FRANCE·ET NAV·ET MAR·ANT·J·J·D'AUSTRICHE REINE" and under bust "B·DUVIVIER".
Reverse: Inscribed at outer band "MARIAGE DE DOUZE FILLES DOTEES PAR LES ETATS DE BOURGOGNE" and at inner band "A LA NAISSANCE DE M LE DAUPHIN 1781".ProvenanceBy 1917, J. B. How; 1917, bequest of J. B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 1917)
