Counter commemorating the translation of the body of Napoleon I, 1840
Counter commemorating the translation of the body of Napoleon I, 1840. Obverse: Small head of the Emperor, laureate (right). Legend: 'NAPOLEON EMPEREUR'. Exergue: 'JE DÉSIRE QUE MES CENDRES REPOSENT SUR LES RIVES DE LA SEINE AU MILLIEU DE CE PEUPLE QUE J'AI TANT AIME'. Reverse: View of the coffin being carried up from the quay in Paris, France standing in foreground, holding a spray of flowers and a festoon, receiving it; a ship in the offing firing a signal (right); a winged figure standing (left), Les Invalides behind; an eagle and clouds above.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0699 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Counter |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Montagny, Jean-Pierre |
Places: | France |
Events: | Retour des cendres, 1840 |
Date made: | 1840 |
People: | Bonaparte, Napoleon |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 26 mm |
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