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Napoléon 1er - Porte de Alcala
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1808 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bare-headed laureate bust of Napoleon I in high relief, truncated at the shoulders. The legend reads NAPOLEON to the left and EMP. ET ROI. to the right, divided by the effigy. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed architectural view of the Puerta de Alcalá in Madrid rendered in finely engraved relief, occupying the central field. The legend PORTE DE ALCALA arcs along the upper rim, while the inscription ENTRÉE DES FRANÇAIS A MADRID / LE IV. DECEMBRE / MDCCCVIII. appears in three lines in the lower field. The engraver's and director's signatures FRENET.F. and DENON.D. are placed at lower left and lower right respectively. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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