Medal - Tomb of Desaix

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1805
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight9.7 g
Diameter26 mm
Thickness2 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionTomb of Desaix with text around it.
Obverse letteringBRENET F DENON D. NAPOLEON AUX MANES DE DESAIX IERE PIERRE POSÉE PAR L`EMPEREUR LE XXV PRAIRI. AN XIII.
(Translation: Napoleon at the grave of Desaix.)
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionCrown made of a laurel branch and a cypress branch
Reverse letteringLE XXV. PRAIRIAL AN XIII. XIV. JUIN MDCCCV. NAPOLEON POSE LA IERE PIERRE DU TOMBEAU DE DESAIX AU MONT ST. BERNARD
(Translation: THE XXV. PRAIRIAL YEAR XIII. XIV. JUNE MDCCCV. NAPOLEON LAYS THE FIRST STONE OF THE TOMB OF DESAIX AT THE MOUNT ST. BERNARD)
Reverse script
Engraver
Mintage1805  - -
Catalog ID3521173120
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