Summary

Medal Occupation d'Hambourg, 'Occupation of Hamburg', Issued by France & Prussia,1806
Artist: Bertrand Andrieu and Bertrand George
Minted by Paris Mint

Obverse Description

Laureate head facing right; around, NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI.; on neck truncation, ANDRIEU F.

Reverse Description

Hamburg as a turreted woman full draped, sitting on the side of an antique ship or galley, her right hand rests on a rudder and in her left she holds a cornucopia filled with wheat ears and fruit, emblematic of the riches produced by trade and commerce; on the right projects the prow or rostrum of the ship, on which appears three naked swords, emblematic of conquest or war; the ornament on the stern or aft part of the ship on the left is formed of the head and neck of an eagle looking forwards; around above, OCCUPATION D'HAMBOURG.; in exergue, MDCCCVI.; below, around rim in small lettering, DENON DIRECT. GEORGE. F.

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

"This medal records the taking possession of the neutral city of Hamburg, and the seizure of all British property that was found there, by the French, in the year 1806; a formal notification was first given to the Court of Berlin, that the city of Hamburg, Bremen, and Lubec would not be permitted to join the Northern Confederation, as the Emperor of the French intended to take them under his own protection, which was accordingly done" Laskey p.133-134

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