Medal
Medal
1804 (made)
1804 (made)
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This octagonal bronze medal depicts Napoléon Bonaparte in profile. In the exergue, an inscription reads '28 Floréal, an 12. 18 Mai, 1804.' On the reverse side within a wreath is the inscription 'Chambre de Commerce de Paris, 6 Ventose, an 11. 25 Février, 1803.'
Ventose was the sixth month in the French Republican Calender, which started between February 19th and February 21st and ended between March 20th/ 21st. It was named after the Latin word 'ventosus' meaning windy.
Ventose was the sixth month in the French Republican Calender, which started between February 19th and February 21st and ended between March 20th/ 21st. It was named after the Latin word 'ventosus' meaning windy.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Medal |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, Napoleon |
| Physical description | Medal, bronze, octagonal. Obv., profile head of 'Napoléon Bonaparte, Empereur.' In the exergue, '28 Floréal, an 12. 18 Mai, 1804.' Rev., within a wreath 'Chambre de Commerce de Paris, 6 Ventose, an 11. 25 Février, 1803.' |
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| Credit line | Given by the late Jas. W. Fleming, F.R, C.S.E, Surgeon- Major 4th R.I.D Guards. |
| Object history | Given by the late Jas. W. Fleming, F.R.C.S.E., Surgeon-Major 4th R.I.D Guards. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This octagonal bronze medal depicts Napoléon Bonaparte in profile. In the exergue, an inscription reads '28 Floréal, an 12. 18 Mai, 1804.' On the reverse side within a wreath is the inscription 'Chambre de Commerce de Paris, 6 Ventose, an 11. 25 Février, 1803.' Ventose was the sixth month in the French Republican Calender, which started between February 19th and February 21st and ended between March 20th/ 21st. It was named after the Latin word 'ventosus' meaning windy. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired in the Year 1877, London, 1877. p.181 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1941-1877 |
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| Record created | June 2, 2008 |
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