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

Made:: 1856 in Paris

artist:: Pierre-Jules Cavelier

maker:: Adrien Vauthier-Gallé

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), struck

Measurements:: diameter: 77 mm,
thickness: 7 mm

type:: commemorative medal

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visual and verbal communication
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