fme_469966 - PREMIER EMPIRE / FIRST FRENCH EMPIRE Médaille, Honneur légionnaire aux braves de l’armée française, refrappe

PREMIER EMPIRE / FIRST FRENCH EMPIRE Médaille, Honneur légionnaire aux braves de l’armée française, refrappe AU

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Type : Médaille, Honneur légionnaire aux braves de l’armée française, refrappe

Date: (1804)

Metal : gilt bronze

Diameter : 41,13 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 36,15 g.

Edge : lisse + ? BRONZE

Puncheon : BRONZE

Coments on the condition:

Patine hétérogène d’aspect plus clair que ne le laisse supposer la photographie. Quelques taches à l’avers

Catalogue references :

Bramsen318 - Essling1017

Obverse

Obverse legend : HONNEUR LÉGIONAIRE AUX BRAVES DE L’ARMÉE // À L’EXERGUE : A BOULOGNE LE XXVIII THERM ANXII / XVI AOUT MDCCCIV.

Obverse description : Napoléon sur une estrade, assis sur une chaise curule, distribuant des légions d'honneur à quatre militaires debout devant lui.

Reverse

Reverse legend : SERMENT DE L’ARMÉE D’ANGLETERRE / A L’EMPEREUR NAPOLEON / - / N°1. CAVALERIE. 2. INFANTERIE. / 3. GÉNÉREAUX. 4. DRAPEAUX. 5. LÉ / GIONNAIRES. 6. GARDE DE L’EM / PER.EUR. 7. MUSICI.ENS ET T.BOURS / 8. E.T M.OR D.S C.S. 9. E.T M.OR G.AL / 10. LE TRONE.

Reverse description : Plan figuré de la position de chacun des corps de l'armée au camp de Boulogne, autour du trône de l'Empereur. Signé : JALEY. F. .

Historical background

PREMIER EMPIRE / FIRST FRENCH EMPIRE

(18/05/1804-6/04/1814)

Napoleon Emperor laureate head - French Empire

In April 1809, Pius VII excommunicated Napoleon who had him sequestered in retaliation. The allies form the fifth coalition, but the Austrians are defeated at Eckmühl on April 12, Essling on May 21 and Wagram on July 6, 1809. At the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Carniola, Carinthia and Croatia which will form the Illyrian provinces which are incorporated into the Empire. The Vendôme column was inaugurated in 1810. That year, Napoleon was at the height of his power and France had 130 departments from the Tiber to the Elbe. After divorcing Josephine in December 1809, he married Marie-Louise of Austria on April 2, 1810. Louis abdicated from the throne of Holland on July 9, 1810, refusing to apply the Continental Blockade and the Kingdom was annexed to the France. On March 20, 1811, the King of Rome, son of Napoleon and Marie-Louise, was born in the Tuileries. Franco-Russian relations deteriorated after the Austrian marriage. Finally, Napoleon crossed the Niemen on June 24, 1812. This was the start of the Russian campaign.