Medal - Napoleon III Annexation of Savoy and Nice to France
Medal - Napoleon III Annexation of Savoy and Nice to France
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Location
France
Year
1860
Type
Commemorative medal
Composition
Tin
Weight
58 g
Diameter
50.5 mm
Thickness
4 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth
Period
Notice
Armand Auguste Caqué
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Head laurel on the left signed below CAQUÉ.
Obverse lettering
NAPOLEON III - EMPEREUR.
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Inscription in 10 lines in a crown of oak and laurel.
Reverse lettering
ANNEXION DE LA SAVOIE ET DU COMTÉ DE
NICE Â LA FRANCE. MASSONNET. EDE.
LE ROI
VICTOR EMMANUEL II
CEDE
LA SAVOIE
ET LE COMTE DE NICE
A L’EMPEREUR
NAPOLÉON III
LE 24 MARS 1860
