Collection Highlights
At the Battle of Palo Alto
Date:
1846
Object Number:
PR.068.24
Medium:
Lithograph
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Luce Center
Elizabeth, Empress of Austria Coronation Medal
Object Number:
1981.40
Date:
1935
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 15/16 in. ( 4.9 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: below bust truncation, at lower center: "A"
Description:
Silver struck medal with obverse showing draped bust of Elizabeth facing left with legend: "ELISABETHA . AVSTRIAE IMPERATRIX." Reverse depicts imperial crown with two crossed olive branches beneath; inscription: "CORONATA/REGINA.HVNGARIAE/BVDAE/MDCCCLXVII"; legend above: "FAVSTO.SIDERE.LAETA."
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Henry O. Havemeyer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
