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20-franc piece, year 12A, First Consul

Medalist: Nicholas-Pierre Tiolier French
1803–4
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  • Title: 20-franc piece, year 12A, First Consul
  • Artist: Medalist: Nicholas-Pierre Tiolier (French, Paris 1784–1843 Paris)
  • Date: 1803–4
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Gold
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
  • Classification: Coins
  • Credit Line: Gift of C. Ruxton Love Jr., 1967
  • Object Number: 67.265.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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