Medal — Commissariats Étrangers, Paris, 1855
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1855
Medal, silver, struck from a die; 'commissariats étrangers.' Obv.: NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR. Bust to right. Signed Albert Barre. Rev.: EXPOSITION. UNIVERSELLE. AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIE. BEAUX-ARTS. PARIS 1855.
The arms of the French Empire with the collar and star of the Legion of Honour, surrounded by twenty shields of the arms of States. Stamped on the edge with the term 'Argent'. This silver medal for ''commissariats étrangers' is from the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1855 depicts Emperor Napoleon III and the arms of the French Empire with the collar and star of the Legion of Honour, surrounded by twenty shields of the arms of States.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Diameter 2.375 in
- Materials and techniques
- Silver
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O198518
- Museum object number
- 537-1899
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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