Summary
Medal In Memory of Napoleon, France, 1840.
Mint: not recorded..
Physical Description
Round brass medal. Obverse depicts laureate head of Napoleon facing right, inscription around and below. Reverse depicts at centre, an urn bearing the letter N, within a laurel wreath. Inscription around.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1840 AD
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Person Depicted
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Inscriptions
Obverse :NAPOLEON LE GRAND / JE DESIRE QUE MES CENDRES REPOSENT / SUR LES RIVES DE LA SEINE / AU MILIEU DE CE PEUPLES / QUE J'AI TANT /AIME (Translation: I wish my ashes to rest on the banks of the Seine to be near the people who I loved so much) Reverse: A LA MEMOIRE DE L'EMPEREUR LOI DU 10 JUIN 1840
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Series
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Material
Brass
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Type of item
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Dimensions
44 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Shape
Round
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