Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Medal of the St. Hélena memorial
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Year | 1840 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Period | Log in to see details |
| Notice | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Br#1990, BDM I#246 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Napoleon in high relief, depicted in military uniform with epaulettes and decorations on his chest. The legend NAPOLÉON. EMPEREUR. curves around the field, with the engraver's signature A. BOVY inscribed at the lower right. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A scenic view of Napoleon's memorial tomb at Saint Helena, showing a fenced enclosure with weeping willow trees and rocky peaks in the background. The legend MÉMORIAL DE STE-HÉLENE curves along the upper border, with the dates 5 MAI MDCCCXXI and PARIS 15 DEC. MDCCCXL inscribed along the lower border. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |