Niewmismatic Error Coins

Invasion Of England Bronze Medal.1804.

 
This is a medal commemorating the camp at Boulonge and the planned invasion of England in 1804. This medal was made in France in bronze in 1804, the size is 41.00 mm in diameter. Artist involved were D.V. Denon,J.Jeuffroy and L.Jaley.A piece of this commemorative bronze medal  was kept in National Maritime Museum Of Greenwich,London.


Medal.Invasion Of England. 1804.Obverse. (Dickson Niew Collection)


The Emperor Napoleon I seated on a throne with two attendants standing behind him, handing a medal to a soldier in uniform, with three others, one bearing a staff with the Napoleonic eagle and wreath.
Legend: ‘HONNEUR LÉGIONAIRE AUX BRAVES DE L'ARMÉE’ (Honour of the legion to the brave men of the army).
Exergue: ‘A BOULOGNE LE XXVIII THERM. AN XII XVI AOUT MDCCCIV’.
Signature: ‘DENON. D. JEUFFROY F’.


Medal.Invasion Of England. 1804.Reverse. (Dickson Niew Collection) 

Reverse:
Plan of the camp with numbers, inscription below.
Inscription: ‘SERMENT. DE L'ARMEE. D'ANGLETERRE A L'EMPEREUR’ (The oath of the army for England to the Emperor Napoleon).
Below, a list of the positions of cavalry, infantry, flags, legionnaires, officers, etc., according to the numbers on the plan. ‘No.1. CAVALLERIE. 2 . INFANTERIES .3 GÉNÉREAUX . 4 DRAPEAUX . 5 LÉGIONNAIRES . 6 . GARDE DE L’EMPEREUR 7 .MUSICIENS . ET . TBOURS .8 .ET .MOR .DS CS 9 .ET .MOR .GAL 10 .LE TRONE’.
Signature: ‘JALEY F’.

A medallic history was planned to illustrate the victories of Napoleon similar to the one previously produced for Louis XIV. In the event, the official series of medals was never struck but Dominique-Vivant Denon, Director of Museums and of the mint until 1815, produced a semi-official version. Denon, an archaeologist and artist who had taken part in the expedition to Egypt, encouraged a style that was strictly based on classical prototypes. This was proved eminently suitable for medal design.