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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Napoleon's head laureate. Reverse: Napoleon as Hercules crushing in his arms an anguipede male figure (fish feet) representing England. Legend: 'DESCENTE EN ANGLETERRE'. Exergue: 'FRAPPE A LONDRES EN 1804'. Original medal in British Museum.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1163 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Jeuffroy, Romain-Vincent |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Planned invasion of England, 1803-1805 |
| Date made: | 1804 |
| People: | Bonaparte, Napoleon |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 6 mm x 40 mm |