Summary
Medal Le Grand Duche de Varsovie, The Dutchy of Warsaw, Issued by France, 1807
Artist: Bertrand Andrieu and Nicholas Guy Antoine Brenet
Minted by Paris Mint
Obverse Description
Laureate head facing right; around, NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI.; below, ANDRIEU F. / DENON DIRT.
Reverse Description
Gothic style throne on which sits a crown; in field at left, a sword; in field at right, a sceptre; around above, PRISCA DECORA RESTITUTA.; in small letters near rim, BRENET . F DENON . D.; in exergue, OTHO III . BOLESLAO . A . MI . / NEAPOLIO . FREDERICO AUG. / A. MDCCCVII.;
Edge Description
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Significance
"A medal struck by order of the French Government on the erection or restitution of the Grand Duchy of Varsovie (or Warsaw,) under the auspices of the Emperor of the French; at the peace of Tilsit between France and Prussia, among other domains, the greater part of Prussian Poland was ceded to the French, who gave it, under the title of the Duchy of Warsaw to the elector of Saxony, who then took the title of king of Saxony.
The superscription on the exergue of the reverse, alludes to Otho III. who first made the Empire of Germany elective, A. D. 996, and Boleslaus, who was the first king of the Poles, A. D. 999, and Frederico Augusta, who was now designated by the title of king of Saxony by Napoleon." Laskey p. 149
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1807 AD
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Material
Bronze
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Axis
12
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Dimensions
41 mm (Outside Diameter), 35.6 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Laskey LXXXIX Chitty p.45
[Book] Laskey, J. C. Medals Struck at the National Medal Mint by Order of Napoleon Bonaparte., 149 Pages
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