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Jérôme Bonaparte
French
1860
Medium/Technique
Metal; gilt alloy
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 15 mm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Henry H. Fay
Accession Number13.800
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Jérôme Bonaparte (1784-1860), king of Westphalia, with hanging loop and ring attached at top.
Obverse: Profile bust of Jérôme Bonaparte looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "PRINCE JEROME".
Reverse: Inscribed in wreath "NÉ/EN 1784/MORT/LE 24 JUIN/1860.
Obverse: Profile bust of Jérôme Bonaparte looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "PRINCE JEROME".
Reverse: Inscribed in wreath "NÉ/EN 1784/MORT/LE 24 JUIN/1860.
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PRINCE JEROME".
Reverse: Inscribed in wreath "NÉ/EN 1784/MORT/LE 24 JUIN/1860.
Reverse: Inscribed in wreath "NÉ/EN 1784/MORT/LE 24 JUIN/1860.
ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)