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Henry IV and Louis XVIII
Probably by: Raymond Gayrard (French, 1777–1858)
French
1814
Mint: France
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 33 mm (1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of J. B. How
Accession Number17.122
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Henry IV (1553-1610), king of France, and Louis XVIII (1755-1824), king of France.
Obverse: Two profile busts of Henry IV and Louis XVIII looking to proper left; inscribed at edge "HENRI IV LOUIS XVIII" and under bust "GAYRARD".
Reverse: Inscribed "A·NOS/FIDÈLES·SUJETS/POUR·AVOIR/SPONTANÉMENT/ET·DE·LEURS·DENIERS/RÉTABLI·LA·STATUE/DE·NOTRE·VI·AÏEUL/HENRI·IV.".
Obverse: Two profile busts of Henry IV and Louis XVIII looking to proper left; inscribed at edge "HENRI IV LOUIS XVIII" and under bust "GAYRARD".
Reverse: Inscribed "A·NOS/FIDÈLES·SUJETS/POUR·AVOIR/SPONTANÉMENT/ET·DE·LEURS·DENIERS/RÉTABLI·LA·STATUE/DE·NOTRE·VI·AÏEUL/HENRI·IV.".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "HENRI IV LOUIS XVIII" and under bust "GAYRARD".
Reverse: Inscribed "A·NOS/FIDÈLES·SUJETS/POUR·AVOIR/SPONTANÉMENT/ET·DE·LEURS·DENIERS/RÉTABLI·LA·STATUE/DE·NOTRE·VI·AÏEUL/HENRI·IV.".
Reverse: Inscribed "A·NOS/FIDÈLES·SUJETS/POUR·AVOIR/SPONTANÉMENT/ET·DE·LEURS·DENIERS/RÉTABLI·LA·STATUE/DE·NOTRE·VI·AÏEUL/HENRI·IV.".
ProvenanceBy 1917, J. B. How; 1917, bequest of J. B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 1917)