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Medal - From Nice to Rome, Napoleon Bonaparte (Emperor Napoleon I), France, 1807
Reg. No: NU 34252
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- Summary:
- Medal Route de Nice a Rome 'From Nice to Rome', Issued by Napoleon Bonaparte (Emperor Napoleon I), France, 1807
Artists: Bertrand Andrieu and Ramond Gayrard
Minted by Paris Mint - Statement Of Significance:
- "The exergue denotes the place of his departure (Nice) on his going to Rome, for the purpose of taking possession of that city and the ecclesiastical states; or the whole of the reverse may probably allude to his route over dreary mountains and rapid rivers during this peregrination." Laskey, p.155
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 41 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 38.1 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | napoleon bonaparte |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | napoleonic |
| Series: | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| DateEra: | 1807 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Laureate head facing right; around, NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI.; on neck truncation, ANDRIEU F. |
| Reverse Description: | The goddess Fortuna seated on a rocky shore, half draped, her left arm rests on a wheel; her right hand hand is placed on top of the highest mountain; in exergue, ROUTE DE NICE A ROME / MDCCCVII; on exergue line in small lettering, GAYRARD F. DENON DIR. |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | Napoleon Bonaparte, Nice, France, 1807 |
| Artist: | Bertrand Andrieu, France, 1807 |
| Artist: | Ramond Gayrard, France, 1807 |
| Mint: | Paris (Mint), France, 1807 |
| References: | Laskey XCIV |
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