Medal of Franklin and Montyon Artist: Jean Jacques Barre (French, 1793–1855)
Mint: Paris
Honorand: Antoine Jean Baptiste Robert Auget, Baron de Montyon, French, 1733–1820
Honorand: Benjamin Franklin, American, 1706–1790, M.A. (Hon.) 1753

1833

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

32.38 g, 12:00, 42 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.3038

Geography

Made in Paris, France

Culture

French

Period

19th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: FRANKLIN / BIENFAISANCE DU GÉNIE vertically at l., inwardly; MONTYON / GÉNIE DE LA BIENFAISANCE vertically at r., inwardly. Jugate busts of Franklin on l. and Montyon on r. in foreground, both facing l. Beneath Montyon, BARRE.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: SOCIÉTÉ MONTYON ET FRANKLIN POUR LES PORTRAITS DES HOMMES UTILES around; in oak wreath, LES / SOUSCRIPTEURS / ASSOCIÉES POUR / PROPAGER L'HISTOIRE / DES BIENFAITEURS / DE L'HUMANITÉ / 1833.
Provenance
Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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