Medal commemorating the planned invasion of England, 1804
Medal commemorating the planned invasion of England, 1804. Obverse: Head of the Emperor Napoleon I, laureate. Reverse: Hercules standing strangling a lion with a rope similar to preceding but rope shorter. Legend: 'CAMP DE BOULOGNE AN XII DE LA R . F .' (The camp at Boulogne in the year XII of the R. F. [French Republic].) Exergue: 'MDCCCIV'.
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Object details
| ID: | MEC0834 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Droz, J.P. |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Planned invasion of England, 1803-1805 |
| Date made: | 1804 |
| People: | Bonaparte, Napoleon |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |