France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Medal commemorating the celebration of the conquest of Egypt, 1798, Denon, Hennin 879, Bronze 40 mm, weight 41,60 g., Condition aUNC, locally green tarnish, beautiful brown patina with luster, impressive medal. A real gem in the collection of any enthusiast of the Emperor of the French.
In Napoleon Bonaparte's career, the Egyptian campaign (the Second Great Campaign) was of particular importance to both himself and part of the bourgeoisie from the Mediterranean coast of the republic (extensive trade relations with the so-called Levant, i.e. Egypt, Syria, the coastal countries of the Balkan peninsula, and the islands of the eastern Mediterranean (the Archipelago). Equally important arguments were the rich deposits of raw materials and the fertile Nile Valley. The seizure of Egypt would also undermine British rule in this area of the Mediterranean. Napoleon undertook an expedition to Egypt in 1789 and, having crushed the Manelukis at the Pyramids, occupied Cairo, hoping that this would be the death blow dealt to France's main adversary, England.
The Egyptian campaign sparked archaeological discoveries. Research was conducted by a group of 167 scholars and artists who came to Egypt with Napoleon's expedition. The result of their work was the Egyptian Institute, which is still active today, and the 24-volume work "Describing Egypt "which presents the geography and history of this centuries-old country.
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France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Medal commemorating the celebration of the conquest of Egypt, 1798, Denon, Hennin 879, Bronze 40 mm, weight 41,60 g., Condition aUNC, locally green tarnish, beautiful brown patina with luster, impressive medal. A real gem in the collection of any enthusiast of the Emperor of the French.