Summary

Medal les Trois Empereurs, The Three Emperors at the Battle of Austerlitz, Issued by France, 1805
Artist: Bertrand Andrieu
Minted by Paris Mint

Obverse Description

Laureate head of Napoleon facing right; around, BATAILLE D'AUSTERLITZ; on neck truncation, ANDRIEU F.; below, II DECEMBRE / MDCCCV.

Reverse Description

Laureate heads facing each other; around, ALEXANDRE I. FRANCOIS.II; below in small lettering, ANDRIEU F. DENON D.

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

"This medal alludes to the presence of the three Emperors at the battle of Austerlitz." Laskey p. 105

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