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Medal Showing Charles III of Spain, 1778

Jerónimo Antonio Gil

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Copper-colored medal with a raised profile portrait of a man on the obverse. The man has curly hair pulled back with a braid on the left side. He wears a collar and a coat with rows of uniform buttons. The text around the edge of the medal is in a foreign language. The medal appears to be circular. The color of the medal is a brownish-orange. The edges of the medal appear slightly raised. There are no visible markings on the reverse side.

Artwork Details

Date
1778
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Spanish, Mexico
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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