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Napoléon III
probably Italian
1859
Medium/Technique
Metal; copper alloy
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 26 mm (1 in.)
Other (including hanging loop): 29 mm (1 1/8 in.)
Other (including hanging loop): 29 mm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Shaw
Accession Number21.1973
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Napoléon III (1808-1873), ermperor of France. Hanging loop attached at top.
Obverse: Profile bust of Napoléon III looking to proper right, with pointed beard and mustache; inscribed at edge "NAPOLEONE III IMPERATORE DEIFRANCESI".
Reverse: Inscribed at center "L'ITALIA/DEVE/ESSERE LIBERA/SINO ALL'/ADRIATICO/8 MAGGIO/1859".
Obverse: Profile bust of Napoléon III looking to proper right, with pointed beard and mustache; inscribed at edge "NAPOLEONE III IMPERATORE DEIFRANCESI".
Reverse: Inscribed at center "L'ITALIA/DEVE/ESSERE LIBERA/SINO ALL'/ADRIATICO/8 MAGGIO/1859".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "NAPOLEONE III IMPERATORE DEIFRANCESI".
Reverse: Inscribed at center "L'ITALIA/DEVE/ESSERE LIBERA/SINO ALL'/ADRIATICO/8 MAGGIO/1859".
Reverse: Inscribed at center "L'ITALIA/DEVE/ESSERE LIBERA/SINO ALL'/ADRIATICO/8 MAGGIO/1859".
ProvenanceBy 1921, Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Shaw; 1921, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Shaw to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 6, 1921)