| This beautiful medal commemorates the victory of Napoleon over the forces
of Francis II of Austria. This is a medal that is collectable for both
sides. The helmet is unusual for a bust of Napoleon, it being more common
to show him with a victory laurel in his hair. Unlike the usual chocolate
brown patina of a period medal this one has an almost black color. It
has beautiful toning in the fields that is unfortunately difficult to photograph. The reverse is unusual also in that it depicts
what must have been a common event, the weeping of women over the armor
of their dead men. All in all an extremely satisfying medal to have collected!
Remarkably, for something as carefully crafted as this medal, try to
figure out the problem with the Roman numeral date on the reverse.
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