Milan vs Paris, a visual

elverno · November 7, 2003 4:41AM

Medals produced at the Milan mint during the Napoleonic era have a distinctive color, particularly when compared to
the same medal, struck from the same dies in Paris.

Coronation of Napoleon at Milan, Milan strike

and from the Paris Mint:

newbiecollector · November 7, 2003 4:48AM

Is it the same metal?

elverno · November 7, 2003 4:53AM

Well, French copper vs Italian I guess...

The chocolate brown of Paris strikes is an artificial patina that Paris wouldn't let Milan have.

newbiecollector · November 7, 2003 4:54AM

Interesting and very different results..

farthing · November 7, 2003 8:17AM

I like the Paris mint version!

farthing · November 7, 2003 8:18AM

Who was the engraver?

elverno · November 7, 2003 8:36AM

It was Luigi Manfredini. He was real active throughout the period and always did his work for the Milan mint.

theboz11 · November 7, 2003 8:47AM

I wondered what the patina was on my medals, artificial you say, it seemed so even and that explains it. I prefer it to the milan toning.

Askari · November 8, 2003 12:37PM

Seems like the bronze in Milan had a higher proportion of copper.

Milan vs Paris, a visual

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