Medal with Charles V

Object Name: 
Medal with Charles V

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Object Name: 
Medal with Charles V
Place Made: 
France
Accession Number: 
86.7.41
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 5.2 cm, Th: 5 mm
Location: 
Not on Display
Credit Line: 
Gift of Arthur Rubloff, by exchange
Primary Description: 
Bronze. Obverse, bust of Charles V (male with crown) facing left.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern; Modern
Provenance: 
Rubloff, Arthur, Source
1986-03-24
Sotheby's, Source
1986-03-24
Color: 
bronze
Inscription: 
CAQUE
Inscription
: 
OBVERSE, TO LEFT OF SHOULDER
CHARLES V ROI DE FRANCE
Inscription
: 
OBVERSE
CHARLES V./52.EME ROI/FILS DE JEAN LE BON./NE 1337./ROI 1364./BATAILLES/DE COCHEREL ET D'AURAI 1364./GUERRE AVEC L'ESPAGNE 1366./GUERRES AVEC LES ANGLATS 1368 A 1375./POSE DE LA 1.ERE PIERRE DE LA BASTILLE 1370/FIXATION DE LA MAJORITE/DES ROIS DE FRANCE A 14 ANS 1374. REDUCTION DE LA GUYENNE/ET DE LA BRETAGNE 1377./ENTREVUE AVEC L'EMPEREUR/1378./MORT 1380.
Inscription
: 
REVERSE
1856
Inscription
: 
OBVERSE, TO RIGHT OF SHOULDER
CUIVRE
Stamp
: 
ON SIDE

Publications (1)

French and Continental Furniture, decorations and clocks (#5438) (1986-03-22) lot #25; BIB# 5321