fme_756314 - CROATIA - ZARA – FRENCH OCCUPATION Médaille de mérite, Lycée de Zara, Dalmatie
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Type : Médaille de mérite, Lycée de Zara, Dalmatie
Date: 1809
Metal : copper
Diameter : 46 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 34,28 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène, des taches d’oxydation à l’avers. Présence de coups et rayures
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : NAPOLEONE MAGNO IMPERANTE.
Obverse description : Caducée, signé : V. DAND. CALM. PROC..
Reverse
Reverse legend : MERITOS. INDICIT. HONORES - MDCCCIX // LYCAEUM / IADERENSE.
Reverse description : Légende circulaire et en 2 lignes dans une couronne de laurier.
Historical background
CROATIA - ZARA – FRENCH OCCUPATION
(1808-1813)
Zara (current city of Zadar in Croatia) was a Venetian possession on the Adriatic Sea until 1797, when it was occupied by the Austrians. In 1808, Zara was attached to the Illyrian Provinces of French Epirus. In 1813, the French garrison was besieged by Austrian troops for 34 days before surrendering..
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