| Obverse: | Bust of Napoleon I, right, radiated, within a wreath. |
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The Arc d'Triomphe. Above, a star. |
| Exergue: | HAUT 152 P: 3. P.. |
| L'arc de l'Etoile terminé. | |||||||
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| Médaille, 15 mm. | |||||||
| A tiny medal from c. 1836 and in the style of the engraver Montagny this piece is nevertheless unlisted in the standard references for the period. It may be a cheap contemporary copy that appears to have gotten the critical measurements of 139 and 141 feet completely wrong. Of course, they may have been measuring from different points... |
| If you add in the intrinsic loop it measures 18 mm. top to bottom. This particular example must have been worn or carried around considering the fair amount of wear. Hi-res photos are available by clicking on each picture as usual. |