Médaille - Décès de Ferdinand-Philippe, Duc d'Orléans 1842 front Médaille - Décès de Ferdinand-Philippe, Duc d'Orléans 1842 back
Médaille - Décès de Ferdinand-Philippe, Duc d'Orléans 1842 photo
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Médaille - Décès de Ferdinand-Philippe, Duc d'Orléans

1842 year
Brass 5.2 g 24.5 mm
Description
Location
France
King
Louis Philippe I (Louis-Philippe Ier) (1830-1848)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1842
Composition
Brass
Weight
5.2 g
Diameter
24.5 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Shape
Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#354853
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Six-line caption with date at the end.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SOUVENIR / DU / DEPLORABLE / EVENEMENT / DU 13 JUILLET / 1842

Edge

Full

Comment

Ferdinand Philippe, Louis-Philippe's eldest son, died in an accident on July 13, 1842, during his father's reign. The chapel at Dreux is the eternal resting place of members of the Orléans family.
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