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Medal commemorating the planned invasion of England, 1804
Medal commemorating the invasion of England, 1804. Obverse: Head of the Emperor Napoleon I laureate (right). Legend: 'NAPOLEON EMPEREUR.' Reverse: Hercules standing strangling a lion with a rope. Legend: 'EN L'AN XII 2000 BARQUES SONT CONSTRUITES.' (In the year XII 2000 barges were built.) These were for the invasion.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0832 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Denon, Vivant; Droz, J.P. |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Planned invasion of England, 1803-1805 |
| Date made: | 1804 |
| People: | Bonaparte, Napoleon |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |