Title

Minted coin in honour of Napoleon I and Marie-Louise's wedding (2nd April 1810)

Caption

Minted coin in honour of Napoleon I and Marie-Louise's wedding (2nd April 1810)
The reverse side is engraved by F. Zeichner and shows the town of Vienna, Marie-Louise is sat down holding a sceptre bearing a two-headed eagle in the left hand and a shield engraved with the phrase "Vota publica" in the other.
Yellow gold (diameter 4.9 cm)


Alberto Ricci Photo

Info+

This coin produced in Austria for their marriage has a high gold value and was not widely distributed.

Ref. CHC10A00_025.jpg : obverse of coin

Date

Mar 1810

Credit line

Photo12/Pierre-Jean Chalençon

Reference

CHC10A00_024

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

24,2Mb (987,2Kb) / 10,5in x 8,9in / 3160 x 2677 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sculpture Coin Medal Commemoration Commemorative 19th century First French Empire Allegory Photograph Pierre-Jean Chalençon