
Gift of the Prince Imperial’s Cot from the City of Paris


Copper medal to commemorate the birth of Eugene, heir to Napoleon III, 16th March 1856, and presentation of his cradle by the town of Paris, by J Cavalier and Vauthier-Galle, France, 1856. obverse, view of the cot, bees in field, reverse, newborn child on a cushion supported by a Napoleonic eagle, Prosperity and Abundance above watch over him.
Details
- Category:
- Wellcome Medals
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A676530
- Materials:
- bronze (copper, tin alloy) and struck
- Measurements:
-
diameter: 77 mm,
thickness: 7 mm
- type:
- commemorative medal