Gift of the Prince Imperial’s Cot from the City of Paris
- maker:
- Adrien Vauthier-Gallé
- artist:
- Pierre-Jules Cavelier
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.
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- Category:
- Wellcome Medals
- Object Number:
- A676530
- Materials:
- bronze (copper, tin alloy) and struck
- Measurements:
-
diameter: 77 mm,
thickness: 7 mm
- type:
- commemorative medal
- taxonomy:
-
- visual and verbal communication
- medal
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