Medal commemorating Napoleon I and the building of the Arc de Triomphe

Medal commemorating Napoleon I and the building of the Arc de Triomphe. Obverse: Head of Napoleon Laureate. Legend: 'NAPOLEON LE GRAND'. Reverse: The Arc de Triomphe. Legend: 'FONDÉ PAR NAPOLÉON EN 1806 TERMINÉ PAR LOUIS PHILIPPE I EN 1836 AUX ARMÉES FRANÇAISES'. Exergue: 'ARC DE L'ETOILE'.

Object Details

ID: MEC2742
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Montagny, Jean-Pierre
Date made: 1836
People: Bonaparte, Napoleon
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 53 mm
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