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medal
Object Type
medal
Museum number
1947,0607.629
Description
Struck bronze medal.
(whole)
Bust of Louis XVII, left.
(obverse)
Inscription in nine lines.
(reverse)
Producer name
Die Engraved or Modelled for Reducing Machine:
Raymond Gayrard
Production date
18thC
Production place
Made in:
France
Materials
bronze
Technique
struck
Dimensions
Diameter:
31.000 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
king/queen
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Louis XVII, King of France and Navarre
Named in inscription:
Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre
Associated places
Associated with:
Paris
Associated events
Commemoration of:
Death of Louis XVII
(8 Jun 1795)
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Doctor Sidney Fairbairn
Acquisition date
1947
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1947,0607.629