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cliché
Object Type
cliché
Museum number
1947,0607.577
Description
Struck tin medal.
(whole)
Bust of Louis XVI, left.
(obverse)
Producer name
Issuer:
Pierre François Palloy
Production date
1791
Production place
Made in:
France
Materials
tin
Technique
struck
Dimensions
Diameter:
71.000 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Variant to Hennin 296 which is described as being mounted in copper with suspension loop. This example appears to be an unmounted cliché.
Bibliographic references
Hennin 1826 / Histoire Numismatique De La Révolution Française
(296, p.194)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
king/queen
Associated events
Associated Event:
French Revolution
(1789)
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Doctor Sidney Fairbairn
Acquisition date
1947
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1947,0607.577