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Napoléon
Bertrand Andrieu (French, 1761–1822)
French
1808
Mint: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 40 mm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Henry H. Fay
Accession Number13.807
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Napoléon (1769-1821), emperor of France.
Obverse: Profile bust of Napoléon looking to proper left.
Reverse: Seated male on a plinth, reading and a leaf at proper right; inscribed on plinth "DENON/DIREXIT/ANDRIEU/FECIT" and in exergue "L'AN IV DE BONAPARTE/L'INSTRUCTION PUB'-EST/ORGANISÉE".
Obverse: Profile bust of Napoléon looking to proper left.
Reverse: Seated male on a plinth, reading and a leaf at proper right; inscribed on plinth "DENON/DIREXIT/ANDRIEU/FECIT" and in exergue "L'AN IV DE BONAPARTE/L'INSTRUCTION PUB'-EST/ORGANISÉE".
InscriptionsReverse: Inscribed on plinth "DENON/DIREXIT/ANDRIEU/FECIT" and in exergue "L'AN IV DE BONAPARTE/L'INSTRUCTION PUB'-EST/ORGANISÉE".
ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; 1913, gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)