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Bronze medal with a right-facing profile portrait of a bearded man in a laurel wreath and ruff, with Latin inscription around the rim.

Medal Commemorating Carolus IX

A bronze medal in profile relief shows a bearded man facing right, wearing a laurel wreath, a lace ruff, and a cloak over armored shoulders. Around the rim, a beaded border frames the inscription CAROLVS IX D G FRANCOR REX.

Artist
French
Date
19th century
Medium
Bronze
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1657 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1900).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Blewett Lee

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