Issue commemorating the Duke of Orléans, Ferdinand Philippe d'Orléans, eldest son of Louis François I, who died on 13 July 1842.
Medal from 1845-1848, minted in Paris.
Obverse: bust of the ruler, in a laurel wreath, facing left, below BARRE
LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANÇAIS
Reverse: equestrian statue of the Duke of Orleans (designed by Carlo Marochetti in 1844), signature BARRE D’APRÈS MAROCHETTI on the pedestal, date M.DCCC.XLII in the section
L’ARMÉE AU DUC D’ORLÉANS PRINCE ROYAL
Copper, diameter 27 mm, weight 8.98 g
