France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Medal commemorating the conquest of Istria, 1806
  • France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Medal commemorating the conquest of Istria, 1806
  • France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Medal commemorating the conquest of Istria, 1806

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Medal commemorating the conquest of Istria, 1806

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France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Medal commemorating the conquest of Istria, 1806, aut. Andrieu & Brenet, Denon, Obverse: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right; around, NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI; on neck truncation in small lettering, ANDRIEU F., Reverse: View of temple of Augustus at Pola with ROMAE ET CAESARI AUGUSTO on lintel; around, TEMPLE D'AUGUSTE A POLA. in exergue, L'ISTRIE CONQUISE / AN MDCCCVI; in small lettering near edges above the exergue line, BRENET F. and DENON D. Bramsen 512, Bronze 40 mm, weight 37,72 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina. A medal that is sure to catch the attention of any collector of Napoleonic medals.

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"This medal was struck, and ordered to be distributed by the French government after the conquest of Istria, by the French arms, whereby the Austrian government lost a great revenue, from the quicksilver mines situated in that district" Laskey p.115 source: museumsvictoria.com.au

Following the fall of the Venetian Republic (1797), Istria was occupied by Napoleon; however, he gave Venice and the Venetian part of Istria and Dalmatia to Austria, in exchange for the Netherlands and Lombardia. In 1805, Napoleon re-occupied the former Venetian Istria. The Holy Roman Empire ended with the period of Napoleonic rule from 1805 to 1813, when Istria became part of the Italian Kingdom and, from 1809, of the Illyrian provinces of the Napoleonic Empire. For the first time, inner and eastern parts of Istria became a part of Croatia, as a part of Civil Croatia, established by Napoleon. source: wikipedia.org

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