1808 - Queen Hortense Visits the Medal mint
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One of the series I've always called "The Ladies". When royalty visited Paris it was almost a requirement that they visit the Medal Mint.
The Mint would duely give them a tour and in the process would strike commemorative medals and give them to the participants. The relatively
common nature of these pieces would indicate that they were also struck for sale to the public. The rare silver and gold pieces were
given to high officials in attendance with the gold reserved for the Queen and Napoleon's personal collection.
Queen Hortense of Holland was both Napoleon's step-daughter and sister-in-law as she was married to his brother Louis. It was not a happy
marriage and in 1808 she was in Paris to beg Napoleon to allow them a divorce. Lacking that permission she received implicit consent to live
apart from Louis though it was not a situation Napoleon approved of. Napoleon III was a child of this union.
This is the second of these I own. I usually put a low bid on all Napoleonic medals, as a way to track what they're selling for without using up
any of my "watching" slots on the Bay. Sometimes, as with this piece, I get a win at way below what they're actually worth...
The Mint would duely give them a tour and in the process would strike commemorative medals and give them to the participants. The relatively
common nature of these pieces would indicate that they were also struck for sale to the public. The rare silver and gold pieces were
given to high officials in attendance with the gold reserved for the Queen and Napoleon's personal collection.
Queen Hortense of Holland was both Napoleon's step-daughter and sister-in-law as she was married to his brother Louis. It was not a happy
marriage and in 1808 she was in Paris to beg Napoleon to allow them a divorce. Lacking that permission she received implicit consent to live
apart from Louis though it was not a situation Napoleon approved of. Napoleon III was a child of this union.
This is the second of these I own. I usually put a low bid on all Napoleonic medals, as a way to track what they're selling for without using up
any of my "watching" slots on the Bay. Sometimes, as with this piece, I get a win at way below what they're actually worth...
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