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Medal - Return of the ashes of Napoleon Bonaparte
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1840 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | High-relief laureate bust of Napoleon I in left-facing profile, wearing a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at the nape. The legend is arranged vertically on either side of the effigy. The engraver's signature C. ROGAT appears at the base of the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | NAPOLÉON // EMPEREUR ET ROI // NÉ À AJACCIO 1769 // MORT À Ste HÉLÈNE 1821 |
| Reverse description | Detailed depiction in high relief of the frigate Belle Poule under full sail on a choppy sea, sailing away from Saint Helena, shown at right with a rocky promontory and a figure. To the left, a domed building representing Les Invalides appears in the background. A two-line legend arches across the upper field, and a four-line inscription occupies the exergue below a horizontal line. |
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