Medal of Louis XVIII Roi Engraver: Armand Auguste Caqué (French, 1793–1881)

ca. 1840

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

70.13 g, 12:00, 51.80 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Bequest of the Charles Wyllys Betts, B.A. 1867, M.A. 1871, Collection

Accession Number

2001.87.27559

Geography

Made in France

Culture

French

Period

19th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: LOUIS XVIII ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE. bust r. CAQUE F near edge

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: LOUIS XVIII. / 70th REGNE. / NE 1755. / ROI 1814. / MORT 1824.
Provenance
Charles Wyllys Betts, to about 1887; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., from about 1887 to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

medals

Inscriptions

Cuivre

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