1796 FRANCE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE BRONZE ITALY VICTORIES MEDAL

Description: YOU ARE BIDDING ON 1796 FRANCE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE BRONZE ITALY VICTORIES MEDAL OBVERSE: ILLUSTRATING NAPOLEON BONAPARTE WITH LONG HAIR AND WEARING A EMBROIDERED UNIFORM, SURROUNDED BY THE INSCRIPTION "BUONAPARTE GENERAL EN CHEF DE LA BRAVE ARMEE D'ITALLIE" AND ENGRAVER MARKED "P.F.", REVERSE: ILLUSTRATING A SEATED AND HELMETED MINERVA HOLDING BRANCHES OF OAK LEAVES AND LAUREL LEAVES IN HER OUTSTRETCHED RIGHT ARM, HER LEFT ARM RESTING UPON A SHIELD BEARING A FASCES WITH TROPIES OF ARMS INCLUDING TWO BATTLE STANDARDS, A DRUM, THE BARREL OF A CANNON AND CANNON BALLS PLACED BEHING HER AND AT HER FEET, THE DATE "1796" BELOW, SURROUNDED BY THE INSCRIPTION "VOILA SOLDATS VALEUREUX LE FRUIT DE VOS TRAVAUX," MEASURING 41.5MM IN DIAMETER. THE ARMY OF ITALY (ARMEE D'ITALIE) WAS A FIELD ARMY OF THE FRENCH ARMY STATIONED ON THE ITALIAN BORDER AND USED FOR OPERATIONS IN ITALY ITSELF. THROUGH IT EXISTED IN SOME FORM IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY THROUGH TO THE PRESENT, IT IS BEST KNOWN FOR ITS ROLE DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WARS (IN WHICH IT WAS ONE OF THE EARLY COMMANDS OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, DURING HIS ITALIAN CAMPAIGN) AND THE NAPOLEONIC WARS.

Price: 159.99 USD

Location: La Mirada, California

End Time: 2024-05-12T06:36:17.000Z

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