Medal - Burial of Napoleon Bonaparte

€192,441.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1821
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionTin (White metal)
Weight52.24 g
Diameter53.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeThomason, Jones
Reference(s) Br#1851, Slg. Julius#3735
Obverse descriptionBust in wreath right.
Obverse letteringDIED 5 MAY BURIED IN RUPERTS VALLEY ST• HELENA 9 MAY 1821 EMPEROR NAPOLEON THOMASON & JONES
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description36-line inscription.
Reverse letteringBORN 15 AUG. 1769. GEN. AT THE SIEGE OF TOULON 1793. COMMANDED THE ARMY OF ITALY 1796. BATT OF LODI: CASTIGLIONI & ARCOLA 1796. SAILED FOR EGYPT 16 MAY 1798. RET. 7 OCT. 1799. DISOLVED THE CONVENTIONAL GOV. 9 NOV. 1799. DECLARED FIRST CONSUL 10 NOV. 1799. PASSED MT ST BERNARD 15 MAR. BATT. OF MARANGO 16 JUNE 1800, THE CICALPINE REPUBLIC PLACED UNDER HIS GOV. 26 JAN. 1802. THE LEGION OF HONOR INSTI TUTED 15 MAY 1802. DECLARED CONSUL FOR LIFE 2. AUG. 1802. CON QUERED HANOVER 5 JUNE 1803 ...
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverThomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849)
Mintage1821  - -
Catalog ID3809258770
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