NAPOLEON I - Lot 258

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NAPOLEON I - Lot 258
NAPOLEON I SAINTE HÉLÈNE V MAI MDCCCXXI. Her laurel head on her deathbed. In front, DEPAULIS F. In exergue, JE DESIRE QUE MES CENDRES REPOSENT SUR LES BORDS DE LA SEINE AU MILIEU DE CE PEUPLE FRANÇAIS QUE J'AI TANT AIMÉ. R/. S.A.R. LE PRINCE DE JOINVILLE COMMANDANT DE L'EXPÉDITION. In the exergue, PASSAGE A ROUEN DES RESTES MORTELS DE L'EMPEREUR NAPOLÉON LE X DECEMBRE MDCCCXL. The Dorade carrying the Emperor's coffin passes under the arch erected over the Seine in Rouen. On the baseline, DEPAULIS F. Smooth edge with SILVER punch and bow (1842 - 1845). ♦ Bramsen 1980; Julius 3993 Gilt silver medal by Alexis Joseph Depaulis 1840. (130.03 g) Ø 63.34 mm Trace of cleaning. Superb. On Saturday, May 5, 1821, on the island of Saint Helena, Napoleon breathed his last at the age of 51. On December 10, 1840, 19 years later, on the initiative of Adolphe Thiers, President of the Council under Louis Philippe, the coffin was loaded onto the steamer "La Dorade" at Val de la Haye near Rouen, and sailed up the Seine to Paris. The maritime expedition was commanded by the Prince de Joinville. The coffin was transferred to the dome of the Invalides in a grand ceremony on December 15, 1840.
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