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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ColonialCoinsUK, post: 8257113, member: 114866&quot;]The column in Place Vendome, Paris was commissioned to recognise the success of the Grand Armee in the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805 however following Napoleon&#039;s defeat the original romanesque statue of Napoleon was torn down and replaced by a flag with the fleur-de-lys representing France. 1830 witnessed another revolution in France which saw Louis Phillipe and the Bourbon&#039;s back on the throne, albeit for the last time. In 1833, on the anniversary of this new period in French history, a more realistic statue of Napoleon was reinstated on top of the column and in my collection I have a large copper medal by Emile Rogat commemorating this event (Bramsen 1915; Julius 3900 var.; Essling 1685).</p><p><br /></p><p>This medal has Napoleon&#039;s portrait, and in particular the iconic tricorn hat, in very high relief making it quite unusual for the period and also for my collection as I don&#039;t have any of the modern high relief coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>How would be best to store this? how do people look after their high relief coins and medals?[ATTACH=full]1455834[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1455835[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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