Zinc Medal, France. 1940.100.1797

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1940.100.1797

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 52.674
    • Diameter (in mm): 50

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1855
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Zinc
  • Symbol: CAQUE

  • Authority

  • Obverse

    • Legend: EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE|LA FRANCE COURONNE L'ART ET INDUSTRIE
    • Type: France crowning art and industry

  • Reverse

    • Legend: PALAIS DE L'INDUSTRIE/ COMMENCE FEV 1853 ACHEVE AVRIL 1855..........
    • Type: view of the exhibition building for the Universal Exhibition

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1940.100.1797
  • Lot: 1940.100
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Eidlitz, Robert J.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined