France. Napoleon I Bonaparte, Br medal commemorating the capture of Vienna, 1805, by Bertrand Andrieu and Andre Galle, minted at the Paris Mint, Bramsen 443, bronze 40 mm, weight 37,04 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful lustrous brown patina.
A beautiful commemorative medal from the Napoleonic Wars immortalizing the capture of Vienna on November 13, 1805, which preceded the famous Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, less commonly known as the Battle of Brno - one of the most important battles of the Napoleonic Wars and the decisive battle of the war against the Third Anti-French Coalition, fought on December 2, 1805 and victorious for Napoleon. A true gem in the collection of any enthusiast of the French Emperor.
