When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
This silver medal commemorates the marriage of Napoleon I and Marie-Louise of Austria.
Subject: It represents the imperial couple standing, dressed in the antique, holding hands in front of a lit altar.
Context: Hit around 1810 to celebrate this political union, it bears the inscriptions "NAPOLEON EMP. AND KING" and "M. LOUISE OF AUSTRIA".
Technical details: It was engraved by Brenet or Andrieu, measures about 32 mm to 40 mm depending on the version, and has a historical patina
Lead
37.2g
40mm