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Medal commemorating the surrender of the Emperor Napoleon I, 1815
Medal commemorating the surrender of the Emperor Napoleon I, 1815. Obverse: Napoleon's bust (right), hair short, full uniform. Legend: 'NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI.' Reverse: The 'Northumberland' under plain sail and port studding sails. The French eagle hovering over the taffrail. The 'Bellerophon' at anchor to the right. Legend: 'SURRENDERED TO H . B . M . S . BELLEROPHON CAPT. MAITLAND.' Exergue: 'XV . JULY MDCCCXV.' Inscriptions difficult to read.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2699 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Webb, Thomas; Mudie, J. Brenet, Louis |
| Events: | Surrender of Napoleon I, 1815 |
| Vessels: | Northumberland (1798) |
| Date made: | 1815 |
| People: | Bonaparte, Napoleon |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm |