Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
International Colonial Exposition Medal
Object Number:
INV.10683
Date:
1931
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at lower right of field: "L.DESVIGNES"
Inscription: reverse, at lower right, in exergue: Paris Mint mark followed by"CU"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing head of bearded man in Arab headdress facing left with legend: "AFRIQUE." Reverse shows exposition pavilion building with inscription in exergue: "EXPOSITION/COLONIALE/INTERNATIONALE/1931."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
