Medal

29-223-24

From: France

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-223-24
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture French
Provenience France
Manufacture Location France
Date Made 1789
Section Mediterranean
Materials Metal
Iconography Male Portrait | Inscription | Revolution
Description

octagonal medal OBV: profile (male) of LaFayette and inscription: M.is de Lafayette M.al de Camp Com.dant G.al de la G.de Na.le Par.ne REV: coat of arms decorated with a ship and a banner inscribed with "Vivre Libre ou Mourir" and inscription: Comp.e des Grenadiers Volontaires du III.e Bata.on vi.e Div.on 1789

Thickness 0.2 cm
Outside Diameter 3.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of Maxwell Sommerville, 1901

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