Medal - Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (Chapelle Saint Ferdinand) 1846 front Medal - Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (Chapelle Saint Ferdinand) 1846 back
Medal - Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (Chapelle Saint Ferdinand) 1846 photo
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Medal - Philippe I, Duke of Orléans Chapelle Saint Ferdinand

1846 year
Copper 12.1 g 26 mm
Description
Location
France
King
Louis Philippe I (Louis-Philippe Ier) (1830-1848)
Type
Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year
1846
Composition
Copper
Weight
12.1 g
Diameter
26 mm
Thickness
2.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#137169
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Architectural type view of the chapel with legends above and below

Script: Latin

Lettering: CHAPELLE SAINT FERDINAND / SOUS L'INVOCATION DE NOTRE DAME / DE LA COMPASSION / ELEVEE A LA MEMOIRE / DU DUC D'ORLEANS / PRINCE ROYAL / INAUGUREE LE 11 JUIL. / 1843. / BORREL, 1846.

Engraver: Alfred Borrel

Edge

Plain

Lettering: CUIVRE

Comment

An 1846 French medal - Inauguration of the Royal Chapel Saint-Ferdinand, Mausoleum consecrated for the Duc D’Orleans, Ferdinand Philippe, by Alfred Borrel.