Summary
Medal commemorating the Promulgation of the Treaty of Amiens, France, 1802. The artist was Romain V. Jeuffroy.
Mint: Paris Mint.
The medal depicts Napoléon Bonaparte (First Consul of France), Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès (Second Consul of France) and Charles-François Lebrun (Third Consul of France).
"The treaty first states, that there shall be peace and good understanding between the King of Spain, the Batavian Republic on the one part, and the King of Great Britain on the other part: all prisoners to be restored within six weeks, on paying whatever debts they may have contracted; each party to pay whatever advances have been made by others for the support of prisoners; a commission to be appointed to settle what may be due. The King of England restores all that has been conquered from the Republic of France and her allies, except Trinidad, and the Dutch possessions in Ceylon....The French to evacuate Naples and the Roman states; and the English, Porto Ferrajo, and all they hold in the Mediterranean or Adriatic; all fortifications to be restored in their present state. Three years to be allowed to the inhabitants of any nation to dispose of their properties" etc Laskey p47-49
Physical Description
Round bronze medal. The obverse depicts Three busts of the Consuls all facing right; around, CAMBACERES SECOND CONSUL. BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL. LEBRUN TROISIEME CONSUL.; below, the artist's name in small lettering, JEUFFROY. The reverse bears the inscription at centre, PAIX / INTERIEURE, / PAIX EXTERIEURE. / ARRETE DU 30 FLOREAL AN X. / 20 MAI / M DCCCII.; around, LE CORPS LEGISLATIF AUX CONSULS DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE.
Obverse Description
Three busts of the Consuls all facing right; around, CAMBACERES SECOND CONSUL. BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL. LEBRUN TROISIEME CONSUL.; below, the artist's name in small lettering, JEUFFROY.
Reverse Description
At centre, PAIX / INTERIEURE, / PAIX EXTERIEURE. / ARRETE DU 30 FLOREAL AN X. / 20 MAI / M DCCCII.; around, LE CORPS LEGISLATIF AUX CONSULS DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE.
Edge Description
Plain
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1802 AD
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Artist
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Mint
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Inscriptions
Obverse: CAMBACERES SECOND CONSUL. BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL. LEBRUN TROISIEME CONSUL./ JEUFFROY Reverse: PAIX / INTERIEURE, / PAIX EXTERIEURE. / ARRETE DU 30 FLOREAL AN X. / 20 MAI / M DCCCII / LE CORPS LEGISLATIF AUX CONSULS DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE.
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Series
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Material
Bronze
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Axis
12
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Overall Dimensions
67 mm (Outside Diameter), 88.97 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Chitty p. 32
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