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medal
Object Type
medal
Museum number
M.2633
Description
Struck bronze medal.
(whole)
Bust of General Desaix, right, in military coat, within a wreath of laurel.
(obverse)
Inscription in seven lines.
(reverse)
Producer name
Die Engraved or Modelled for Reducing Machine:
Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet
Die Engraved or Modelled for Reducing Machine:
Auguste
Authority
Issuer:
Baron Dominique Vivant Denon
Production date
1800
Production place
Made in:
France
Materials
bronze
Technique
struck
Dimensions
Diameter:
50.000 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Laskey 1818 / Description of a Series of Medals Struck at the National Medal Mint by Order of Napoleon Bonaparte
(14)
Bramsen 1904 / Médallier Napoléon le Grand ou Description des Médailles, Clichés, Repoussés et Médailles-décorations Relatives Aus Affaires de la France Pendant le Consulat et L'Empire
(44)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
battle
military
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Louis Charles Antoine Desaix
Associated with:
Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (Napoleon)
Associated events
Commemoration of:
Death of General Desaix
(14 Jul 1800)
Associated Event:
Battle of Marengo
(14 Jul 1800)
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
M.2633