elverno Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 1811 Naissance du roi de Rome, France Bramsen 1102 d'Essling 1344 18mm Link Napoleon and Marie-Louise produced a child in near record time. He was named King of Rome, probably to the chagrin of Eugene who was Viceroy of Italy at the time. The reverse of this medal was engraved in 1809 at the time France annexed the Papal States. This is a restrike dating from 1845-1860, meaning there is a pointing hand and CUIVRE on the edge. Bramsen 1092 d'Essling 1337 Laskey CXXIV Milan 754 14mm Link 14mm Link Bramsen 1100 Laskey CXXIII d'Essling 1336 32mm Link Bramsen 1091 d'Essling 1335 Laskey CXXII 41mm Link The final step before hardening the dies of a new medal was striking it in lead, as in this example. Laskey CXX Bramsen 1099 d'Essling 1343 41mm Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 1811 Eau clarifée, France Bramsen 1146 d'Essling 2152 27mm Link 27mm Link These tokens allowed you to fill buckets of pure water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 1811 The Duke of Gloucester elected Chancellor of Cambridge University, Great Britain BHM 710 48mm Link Though listed as a fairly common medal this is the only example I've ever seen. Maybe they're more common in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 1811 Battle of Arroyo Del Molino, Great Britain BHM 720 15mm Link Part of a set of tiny brass medals issued in 1815 in a brass tube. This battle is so obscure that I suspect someone involved in the creation of these medals must have participated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted August 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 1811 Commerce de vin de Paris, France Bramsen 1089 d'Essling 2151 34mm Link This jeton is struck in brass, extremely rare if it were an original. However the indistinct detail appears to be the result of a later copy rather than wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted August 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 1811 Bataille d'Albuera, Great Britain Mudie XVIII Bramsen 718 d'Essling 1365 41mm Link One of Mudie's National Medals series issued in 1820. This was one of the deadliest battles of the Peninsular War. The two armies faced each other within 50 feet across an uncrossable arroyo. Each side began firing and the smoke grew so thick that neither could appreciate the extent of the destruction. Officers fell early and the men died in their ranks firing like automatons. In fact the British 57th Regiment became known as the "Die-Hards" from their colonel's dying words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted August 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 1811 Prix de l'Athénée de Vaucluse, France Bramsen 1144 d'Essling 2366 42mm Link This was a prize medal. They're actually pretty scarce engraved with a winner. These "blanks" are much more common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted August 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 1811 Loge de l'Orient de Madrid, France Bramsen 1150 Marvin CCCXXXIV d'Essling 2413 42mm Link A RRR medal, perhaps one of five in private hands. This is a "military" masonic lodge, formed of officers of the French army stationed in Madrid and Spanish collaborators, generally from the aristocratic or business classes. 1811 Loge de St Jean, France Bramsen 1148 Marvin CLXXXII d'Essling 2154 28mm Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted August 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 1811 Bernadotte, prince royal de Suède Charles XIV, roi de Suède, Sweden d'Essling 2648 39mm Link The production strikes of this medal were silver, this is white metal or lead. This suggests either a trial strike or a later strike for a collector. Medals of Bernadotte as Prince Royal are extremely scarce. Depending on whether you are French or Swedish he was either a traitor or a patriot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Depending on whether you are French or Swedish he was either a traitor or a patriot. Side note: The Monnaie de Paris just issued a collector coin commemorating him. One side shows "Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte", the other side shows "Karl XIV Johan". http://boutique.monnaiedeparis.fr/intersho...41239990000.jpg http://boutique.monnaiedeparis.fr/intersho...41239990000.jpg (Links only since the coin is not actually on topic in this forum.) Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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