Counter commemorating the translation of the body of Napoleon I, 1840

Counter commemorating the translation of the body of Napoleon I, 1840. Obverse: Small head of the Emperor, laureate (right). Legend: 'NAPOLEON EMPEREUR'. Exergue: 'JE DÉSIRE QUE MES CENDRES REPOSENT SUR LES RIVES DE LA SEINE AU MILLIEU DE CE PEUPLE QUE J'AI TANT AIME'. Reverse: View of the coffin being carried up from the quay in Paris, France standing in foreground, holding a spray of flowers and a festoon, receiving it; a ship in the offing firing a signal (right); a winged figure standing (left), Les Invalides behind; an eagle and clouds above.

Object Details

ID: MEC0699
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Montagny, Jean-Pierre
Places: France
Events: Retour des cendres, 1840
Date made: 1840
People: Bonaparte, Napoleon
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 26 mm