Lead Medal, France. 1996.999.137

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1996.999.137

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Diameter (in mm): 71

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1871
  • Material: Lead

  • Geographic

    • Place of Cataloging Relevance: France

  • Obverse

    • Legend: REPUBLIQUE DES COMMUNES
    • Type: head of a woman who represents the French republic

  • Reverse

    • Legend: METAL TROUVE DANS LES RUINES DU PALAIS DES TUILERIES FONDE EN L'AN 1564 ET DETRUIT PAR L'INCENDIE

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1996.999.137
  • Lot: 1996.999
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

medal made from lead found in the ruins of Tuileries

Rights

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