Medal - Napoleon Orphelines de la Légion D'Honneur

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LocationFrance
Year1810
TypeMembership medal
CompositionCopper
Weight38 g
Diameter41 mm
Thickness3.5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeObverse: Jean-Bertrand Andrieu
Reverse: Alexis-Joseph Depaulis
Reference(s) Br#980, BDM I#559
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust of Napoleon Bonaparte right. Lettering on two lines below neck truncation. Lettering on left and right of bust
Obverse letteringNAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI ANDRIEU F. DENON DIRt.
(Translation: Andrieu fecit = Andrieu made me)
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionA young female orphan seated facing right in attitude of mourning, resting at the foot of a tombstone which bears the insignia of the Legion of Honour. On her lap lies a closed book on which her hand rests. Over the tomb a laurel tree spreads its branches, from which a wreath is suspended. In the background at right a work basket of sewing materials. Near rim at left and right is small lettering. Lettering and date in Roman numerals in exergue
Reverse letteringORPHELINES DE LA LÉGION D`HONNEUR MDCCCX DENON. D. DEPAULIS. F.
(Translation: Depaulis fecit = Depaulis made me MDCCCX = 1,000 + 500 + 300 + 10 [1810])
Reverse script
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1810  - -
Catalog ID8197838830
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