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 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
 
                    