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20-franc piece, Napoleon I

Medalist: Jean-Pierre Droz French
1811
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: 20-franc piece, Napoleon I
  • Artist: Medalist: Jean-Pierre Droz (French, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel 1746–1823 Paris)
  • Date: 1811
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Gold
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 3/4 in. (19 mm.)
  • Classification: Coins
  • Credit Line: Gift of John W. Auchincloss, 1912
  • Object Number: 12.170
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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