Summary
Medal commemorating the arrival of the body of Napoleon at Paris, 1840.
Issued by Louis Philippe I of France.
Mint: not recorded..
Initially buried on St. Helena, the island where he died in exile in 1821, Napoleon's body was exhumed and brought back to France by King Louis-Philippe I in 1940. On 15 December 1840, Napoleon was given a state funeral and buried in the crypt of Saint-Louis des Invalides in Paris.
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
1840 AD
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Inscriptions
Plain (edge) (obverse) (reverse)
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Material
Gilt Bronze
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Axis
12
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Dimensions
52 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Shape
Round
