Bust of Charles Ferdinand facing left with Order of the Holy Spirit badge.
C. F. DUC DE BERRI NÉ LE 24 JANV. 1778, MORT ASSASSINÉ LE 14 FEV. 1820.
CAQUÉ. F.
Reverse:
The Duchess, supported by a column, holding her crown in her right hand. On the column stands a draped urn. An inscription on the column below 8 stars. Under the inscription, two Palms alongside the Bourbon coat of arms.
NOUS QUI SOUFFRONS DE SA DOULEUR PLEURONS AVEC LA JEUNE VEUVE.
Collignon #165; Catalogue du Musee Archeologique et Numismatique de la Ville de Lille #833
Charles Ferdinand (24 January 1778 – 14 February 1820) was the third child and youngest son of the future King of France, Charles X. He was assassinated at the Paris Opera in 1820 by Louis Pierre Louvel, an anti-royal Bonapartist.
