Medal
| Object Number: | 29-223-98 |
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| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | French |
| Provenience: | France |
| Manufacture Location: | France |
| Maker: | DuVivier |
| Period: | First French Republic |
| Date Made: | 1798 |
| Early Date: | 1798 |
| Late Date: | 1798 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Bronze |
| Iconography: | Male Portrait Victory Athena Inscription |
| Thickness: | 0.4 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 5.7 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Maxwell Sommerville, 1901 |
| Other Number: | 52A - Other Number |
Description
OBV: profile (male) of Napoleon Bonaparte and inscription: Bonaparte Gen.al en Chef de l'Armee Franc.se en Italie. Offert a l'Institut Nation Par B. Duvivier a Paris Maker: DuVivier REV: Napoleon riding his horse, followed by a flying victory, led by two women: one is Athena, the other holds a mirror and a snake; inscription: Les Sciences et les Arts Reconnaissants. Paix Signee l'An 6. Rep. Fr.
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