Bronze Medal of Charles X of France, France. 2019.40.14

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2019.40.14

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Diameter (in mm): 50

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1830

  • Authority

  • Geographic

    • Place of Cataloging Relevance: France

  • Obverse

    • Legend: CHARLES X ROI DE FRANCE - ET DE NAVARRE
    • Type: Bust facing left
    • Portrait: Charles X of France

  • Reverse

    • Legend: PRISE D'ALGER V JUILLET MDCCCXXX
    • Type: Helmeted France sits on lion

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2019.40.14
  • Lot: 2019.40
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Bronze medal depicting Charles X and celebrating the French capture Algiers on July 5, 1830

Rights

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