Medal dedicated to the forcing of the Great Saint Bernard Pass and the Battle of Marengo
Also known as: Medalie dedicată forțării Pasului Saint Bernard și bătăliei de la Marengo
Record status
Individual type · partial
Medal dedicated to the forcing of the Great Saint Bernard Pass and the Battle of Marengo is held by National Museum of Transylvanian History. Museum description: obverse: on a mountain peak Victory holds the reins of two horses pulling a cannon carriage; exergue: L'ARMÉE FRANCAISE/ PASSE LE S.T BERNARD./ XXVIII FLOREAL AN VIII/ MDCCC; exergue: XXV PRAIRIAL AN VIII/ MDCCC; reverse: between two palm branches a bunch of keys; shape: circular; reverse legend: BATAILLE DE MARENGO; edge: smooth The museum record gives measurements diameter: 41.0 mm; mass: 37.886 g.
These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze; casting
- Dimensions
- diametru: 41,0 mm; masa: 37,886 g
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048047/Clasate_0cb9cf6bee494b718add0d69c81a8981
- Museum object name
- Medalie dedicată forțării Pasului Saint Bernard și bătăliei de la Marengo
- Holding institution
- National Museum of Transylvanian History
Catalogue references
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