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Napoléon
French
1853
Medium/Technique
Metal; gilt alloy
Credit Line
Gift of Henry H. Fay
Accession Number13.784
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
Catalogue Raisonné
Bramsen III, p. 54-5.
DescriptionCircular medal of Napoléon (1769-1821), emperor of France with hanging loop and ring at top.
Obverse: Profile bust of Napoléon looking to proper left and wearing a laureate wreath; inscribed at edge "NAPOLEON I EMPEREUR" and under bust "CT".
Reverse: Tomb chest of Napoléon at center; inscribed at edge "TOMBEAU DE NAPOLEON", under chest "INAUGURÉ LE 5 MAI", and below "1853".
Obverse: Profile bust of Napoléon looking to proper left and wearing a laureate wreath; inscribed at edge "NAPOLEON I EMPEREUR" and under bust "CT".
Reverse: Tomb chest of Napoléon at center; inscribed at edge "TOMBEAU DE NAPOLEON", under chest "INAUGURÉ LE 5 MAI", and below "1853".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "NAPOLEON I EMPEREUR" and under bust "CT".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "TOMBEAU DE NAPOLEON", under chest "INAUGURÉ LE 5 MAI", and below "1853".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "TOMBEAU DE NAPOLEON", under chest "INAUGURÉ LE 5 MAI", and below "1853".
ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)