France - Napoleon Bonaparte - De capitulatie van Mantua 1797. - Commemorative token - 1807
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Bronze medal, 34 mm in diameter, weighing 18 g with a 2 mm thickness, minted in Paris in 1807, designed by Vivant Denon and engraved by Jacques-Edouard Gatteaux, commemorating the Capitulatie de Mantua of 1797; one piece from France in excellent condition.
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The Mantuan War of Succession (1628–1631) was a peripheral part of the Thirty Years' War.
The Capitulation of Mantua (city in Italy) took place on 2 February 1797 and marked the end of a months-long siege by the French army led by Napoleon Bonaparte. The Austrian garrison commander Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser surrendered the strategically crucial fortress town to the French.
Medal Capitulation of Mantua, issued by Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I), France, 1797
Artist: E. Gatteaux
Minted by Paris Mint (struck in 1807)
Obverse: Head of the ancient Latin poet Virgil to the right; around, VIRGILIUS MARO.; on the neck, abbreviation, E. GATTEAUX F.; below, DENON DT
Reverse: A mural crown above a swan; around, CAPITULATIE DE MANTOUE XXX JANVIER MDCCXCVII.
Diameter: 34 mm
Weight: 18 grams
Material: Bronze
Thickness: 2 mm
Edge: Smooth with Bronze and horn of plenty on the edge
Made in: 1807
Designer: Vivant Denon (1747-1825)
Engraver: Jacques-Edouard Gatteaux (1788-1881)
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The Mantuan War of Succession (1628–1631) was a peripheral part of the Thirty Years' War.
The Capitulation of Mantua (city in Italy) took place on 2 February 1797 and marked the end of a months-long siege by the French army led by Napoleon Bonaparte. The Austrian garrison commander Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser surrendered the strategically crucial fortress town to the French.
Medal Capitulation of Mantua, issued by Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I), France, 1797
Artist: E. Gatteaux
Minted by Paris Mint (struck in 1807)
Obverse: Head of the ancient Latin poet Virgil to the right; around, VIRGILIUS MARO.; on the neck, abbreviation, E. GATTEAUX F.; below, DENON DT
Reverse: A mural crown above a swan; around, CAPITULATIE DE MANTOUE XXX JANVIER MDCCXCVII.
Diameter: 34 mm
Weight: 18 grams
Material: Bronze
Thickness: 2 mm
Edge: Smooth with Bronze and horn of plenty on the edge
Made in: 1807
Designer: Vivant Denon (1747-1825)
Engraver: Jacques-Edouard Gatteaux (1788-1881)
View the images for a proper impression.
Shipped with Track & Trace.
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Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
Yes
Number of objects
1
Title/inscription
Napoleon Bonaparte - De capitulatie van Mantua 1797.
Country of origin
France
Condition
Excellent condition
Year of manufacture
1807
Material
Bronze
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