fme_980075 - NAPOLEON IV Médaillette, Napoléon Prince Impérial
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Type : Médaillette, Napoléon Prince Impérial
Date: n.d
Metal : brass
Diameter : 12,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 0,97 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène jaune foncée avec brillant de frappe, oxydation sur le visage à l’avers, légère usure au revers
Obverse
Obverse legend : NAPOLEON E. L. J. J. PRINCE IMPERIAL.
Obverse description : Tête du garçonnet à gauche, les cheveux courts. Signé : CT.
Reverse
Reverse legend : SERGENT / AU / 1ER REGT / DES / GRENADIERS / DE LA / GARDE.
Reverse description : Légende en 7 lignes entourée d’une couronne de laurier.
Historical background
NAPOLEON IV
(1856-1879)
Napoleon, the son of Emperor Napoleon III and Eugénie de Montijo, was born on March 16, 1856. In 1870, he followed his mother into exile in England. When his father died in 1873, he became the head of the imperial family. He followed an English military training and participated in the Zululand campaign where he died on June 1, 1879.
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