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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4593796, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>France: gilt bronze specimen medal by Antoine Bovy, for Napoleon Bonaparte's 1840 Paris funeral</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1262522[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse: </b>uniformed, bare headed bust of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon" rel="nofollow">Napoleon Bonaparte</a> left.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> scene of Napoleon's original memorial on the island of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon#Exile_on_Saint_Helena" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon#Exile_on_Saint_Helena" rel="nofollow">Saint Helena</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> engraved by Swiss-French medalist <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Bovy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Bovy" rel="nofollow">Antoine Bovy</a> (1795-1877).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications: </b>Gilt bronze, 41 mm. Plain edge. Struck in 1840.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/32592814" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/32592814" rel="nofollow">PCGS SP64</a>; cert. #32592814.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference: </b><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/france-pre-2010/1840-medal-bramsen-1990-gilt-bronze/1134?sn=544441&g=64&h=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/france-pre-2010/1840-medal-bramsen-1990-gilt-bronze/1134?sn=544441&g=64&h=" rel="nofollow">PCGS-544441</a>, Bramsen-1990 gilt bronze, special strike.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance: </b>ex-Mark Engelstad ("<a href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/thebigeng" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/thebigeng" rel="nofollow">thebigeng</a>" on Collectors Universe), 15 June 2019.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes: </b> After Napoleon's final defeat in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars" rel="nofollow">wars</a> that bear his name, he was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, which is situated in the <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Saint_Helena_on_the_Globe_%28in_the_United_Kingdom%29.svg/500px-Saint_Helena_on_the_Globe_%28in_the_United_Kingdom%29.svg.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Saint_Helena_on_the_Globe_%28in_the_United_Kingdom%29.svg/500px-Saint_Helena_on_the_Globe_%28in_the_United_Kingdom%29.svg.png" rel="nofollow">middle</a> of the Atlantic Ocean. He died and was buried there in 1821. In 1840, his remains were exhumed and returned to France, where they were eventually laid to rest in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Invalides#Tombs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Invalides#Tombs" rel="nofollow">Dôme des Invalides</a> in Paris. This repatriation of the remains was called <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retour_des_cendres" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retour_des_cendres" rel="nofollow">le retour des cendres</a> </i>, meaning "<i>the return of the ashes</i>". (This simply meant his mortal remains and not literal ashes, as Napoleon was not cremated.) This triumphal return of France's dead hero and his <a href="https://shannonselin.com/2018/12/napoleons-funeral-paris-1840/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://shannonselin.com/2018/12/napoleons-funeral-paris-1840/" rel="nofollow">1840 Paris funeral</a> was the occasion of the striking of these medals, and this particular piece was a special gilt specimen of a type that was usually issued in plain bronze.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b> The size of this medal is impressive, as is the flashiness of its gilt surfaces, but what is especially striking is the very high relief. It is quite attractive in hand and is housed in a double-thickness PCGS holder.<a href="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/jSE8XEntQDu4pX8AB8XN_Napoleon%20medal%20slab%20thickness.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/jSE8XEntQDu4pX8AB8XN_Napoleon%20medal%20slab%20thickness.png" rel="nofollow">*</a> Some people have been confused by the "Bramsen-1990" catalog number on the label, believing that to be a date, and the medal thereby to be a restrike. This is not the case. While Bramsen variety #1990 <i>is</i> a posthumous Napoleonic medal, it is an original specimen striking from 1840, <i>not</i> a modern restrike.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262522[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262527[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262521[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262524[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262528[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262526[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262525[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262523[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: #000000">025400S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4593796, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]France: gilt bronze specimen medal by Antoine Bovy, for Napoleon Bonaparte's 1840 Paris funeral[/B] [ATTACH=full]1262522[/ATTACH] [B]Obverse: [/B]uniformed, bare headed bust of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon']Napoleon Bonaparte[/URL] left. [B]Reverse:[/B] scene of Napoleon's original memorial on the island of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon#Exile_on_Saint_Helena']Saint Helena[/URL]. [B]Issuer:[/B] engraved by Swiss-French medalist [URL='https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Bovy']Antoine Bovy[/URL] (1795-1877). [B]Specifications: [/B]Gilt bronze, 41 mm. Plain edge. Struck in 1840. [B]Grade:[/B] [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/32592814']PCGS SP64[/URL]; cert. #32592814. [B]Reference: [/B][URL='https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/france-pre-2010/1840-medal-bramsen-1990-gilt-bronze/1134?sn=544441&g=64&h=']PCGS-544441[/URL], Bramsen-1990 gilt bronze, special strike. [B]Provenance: [/B]ex-Mark Engelstad ("[URL='https://forums.collectors.com/profile/thebigeng']thebigeng[/URL]" on Collectors Universe), 15 June 2019. [B]Notes: [/B] After Napoleon's final defeat in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars']wars[/URL] that bear his name, he was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, which is situated in the [URL='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Saint_Helena_on_the_Globe_%28in_the_United_Kingdom%29.svg/500px-Saint_Helena_on_the_Globe_%28in_the_United_Kingdom%29.svg.png']middle[/URL] of the Atlantic Ocean. He died and was buried there in 1821. In 1840, his remains were exhumed and returned to France, where they were eventually laid to rest in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Invalides#Tombs']Dôme des Invalides[/URL] in Paris. This repatriation of the remains was called [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retour_des_cendres']le retour des cendres[/URL] [/I], meaning "[I]the return of the ashes[/I]". (This simply meant his mortal remains and not literal ashes, as Napoleon was not cremated.) This triumphal return of France's dead hero and his [URL='https://shannonselin.com/2018/12/napoleons-funeral-paris-1840/']1840 Paris funeral[/URL] was the occasion of the striking of these medals, and this particular piece was a special gilt specimen of a type that was usually issued in plain bronze. [B]Comments: [/B] The size of this medal is impressive, as is the flashiness of its gilt surfaces, but what is especially striking is the very high relief. It is quite attractive in hand and is housed in a double-thickness PCGS holder.[URL='https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/jSE8XEntQDu4pX8AB8XN_Napoleon%20medal%20slab%20thickness.png']*[/URL] Some people have been confused by the "Bramsen-1990" catalog number on the label, believing that to be a date, and the medal thereby to be a restrike. This is not the case. While Bramsen variety #1990 [I]is[/I] a posthumous Napoleonic medal, it is an original specimen striking from 1840, [I]not[/I] a modern restrike.[/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1262522[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262527[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262521[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262524[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262528[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262526[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262525[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262523[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000000]025400S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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