France. Napoleon I Bonaparte, Br medal commemorating Napoleon's speech to the army on the Pont du Lech, 1805, by Bertrand Andrieu, minted at the Paris Mint, Bramsen 432, Bronze 40 mm, weight 38,90 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful lustrous brown patina.
A beautiful commemorative medal from the Napoleonic Wars immortalizing Napoleon's speech to the army on the Pont du Lech on October 12, 1805, a true gem in the collection of any enthusiast of the Emperor of the French. Significance Napoleon's speech to the army on the Pont du Lech, 1805 : "This medal records the act of the Emperor Napoleon, who having addressed his army at the passage of the river Lech, they all enthusiastically swore to conquer or die in the cause." Laskey p. 95
