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Medal commemorating the translation of the body of Napoleon from St Helena to Les Invalides, 1840
Medal commemorating the translation of the body of Napoleon from St Helena to Les Invalides, 1840. Obverse: Head of the Emperor Napoleon I, laureate (left). Inscription: 'NAPOLÉON EMPEREUR ET ROI' (right); 'NÉ A AJACCIO 1769 MORT A STE HÉLÈNE 1821' (left). Reverse: 'Belle Poule', frigate, under sail, the castle of St Helena (right), tower of Les Invalides (left). Legend: 'IL NE TRAHIT JAMAIS LA FRANCE ELLE REND HOMMAGE A SON GÉNIE MILITAIRE' (France is never guilty of betrayal; she pays homage to her genius) '16 OC. TRANSLATION A BORD DE LA FRTE. LA BELLE POULE. DU CORPS DE NAPOLÉON DE STE. HÉLÈNE AUX INVALIDES 15 DÉC. 1840'. (The body of Napoleon carried from St Helena to the Invalides on board the frigate ‘Belle Poule’).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0789 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Rogat, Emile |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Retour des cendres, 1840 |
| Vessels: | Belle Poule (1834) |
| Date made: | 1840 |
| People: | Bonaparte, Napoleon |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 51 mm |