Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ColonialCoinsUK, post: 5379357, member: 114866&quot;]Thankyou all for your suggestions, the reverse of this medal represents the Capture of Vienna in 1809 which was a major victory for Napoleon so &#039;controlling danger&#039; would fit as maybe would &#039;guardian spirit&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are several thousand Napoleonic medals and as far as I am aware this is the only one with a military context that features a snake like this (others are classical medical representations which have also been suggested - I am familiar with this due to my day job<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).</p><p><br /></p><p>Does Austria/Vienna have a specific historical relationship with a snake?? or the Danube?</p><p><br /></p><p>More research needed but I now have a few more things to look into - thankyou all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in