Summary

Medal Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe by Jean P. Montagny, Issued by France, 1836.

Obverse Description

Laureate head of Napoleon facing right; around, NAPOLEON LE GRAND; below in small lettering, MONTAGNY

Reverse Description

Front view of the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile; around, FONDE PAR NAPOLEONEN 1806 TERMINE PAR LOUIS PHILIPPEI; below, AUX ARMEES FRANCAISE

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

The Arc de Triomphe (Triumphal Arch) honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I lies beneath it. This medal is believed to celebrate the inauguration of the Arch on 29 July 1836.

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