The Defeat of Napoleon |
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Napoleon was sent to the island of Elba on the 20th April 1814, the farewell to his troops being performed at the Fontainebleau Palace. A pension of £24,000 was given to Napoleon. |
from British Historical Medals, Volume
1, p. 192
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Bramsen - 1415 Napoléon à l'île Elbe. |
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INSEPERABLE FRIENDS. Un militaire, coiffé du chapeau à trois cornes, à cheval sur une âne, la figure du côté de la queue. A son cou est attachée une corde tenue par un diable à pied, qui mène l'âne par la bride. | Rev: Comme celui du No 1371. |
Exergue: TO ELBA. | |
Médaille, 25 mm. - T. N. 61, 9. |
d'Essling - 1464 Arrivée de Napoléon a l'île d'Elbe. |
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Nap. assis sur un âne conduit par le diable | R. Légende. |
(TN. 61. 9 - T. 1415). | Cuiv. argenté 25 mm. |
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Speaking of which, what could better point out the mindset differences between French and English than the choice of which side was the obverse, and which side the reverse? |