Medal - Napoleon III Royal Visit from England to Boulogne-sur-Mer
Features
| Location |
France
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Napoleon III (Napoléon III) (1852-1870)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Visit medals |
| Year | 1855 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 118.7 g |
| Diameter | 59 mm |
| Thickness | 4.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 473019 |
| References | Collignon# 1707 Jean-Pierre Collignon, Patrice Cahart; 1989. La Médaille française au XIXe siècle et l'histoire = The French Medal in the 19th century and history. Musées de Charleville-Mézières, Charleville-Mézières, France. Françoise Page-Divo, Jean-Paul Divo; 2001. Médailles de Napoléon III: catalogue des principales médailles historiques émises sous la Présidence de Louis Napoléon Bonaparte et sous le règne de Napoléon III = Medals of Napoleon III. Hess-Divo, Zürich, Switzerland. Royal Commemorative Medals 1837-1977 (8 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
Visit of Queen Victoria to Boulogne-sur-Mer
Obverse
Bust facing right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR
ALBERT BARRE
Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre
Reverse
Allegorical figure of the city inscribed with the date on a monument, boat on the left, cornucopia on the left side, city arms on the bottom and an anchor on the right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
L'EMPEREUR DES FRANÇAIS REÇOIT A BOULOGNE LA REINE D'ANGLETERRE
18 ET 27
AOUT
1855
LA VILLE DE BOULOGNE SUR MER
EN MÉMOIRE DES 18 ET 27 AOUT
1855
Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre
Edge
Smooth with punch.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CUIVRE
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Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)Mark
 |
Charles-Louis Dierickx, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1845-1860) |
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