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Object Type
Museum number: M.5209
Description: Struck bronze medal. (whole); Bust of Napoleon I, right, crowned with wreath of laurel. (obverse); Hercules, standing centre, wrestles a triton into the air who struggles with an outstretched arm to reach for the ground; the triton has fish tails for feet and coiling serpent-like legs. (reverse)
Producer name: Die Engraved or Modelled for Reducing Machine: Jean Pierre Droz (obverse); Die Engraved or Modelled for Reducing Machine: Romain Vincent Jeuffroy (reverse)
Authority
Production date: 1806
Production place: Made in: France; Made in: England
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 40.000 millimetres
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Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; mythical figure/creature
Associated names: Associated with: Napoloen I; Representation of: Herakles/Hercules; Representation of: Triton
Associated events: Associated Event: Blockade of England (1806)
Acquisition name
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: M.5209

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