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France - 1807

Occupation des Trois Capitales

Obverse:

Head and legend similar to the preceding.

Size:

40 mm.

Reverse:

three females with crowns upon their heads, and holding in their hands the keys of the cities which they personify: they are covered with elegant drapery, the one on the right appears to have been veiled, which she is throwing back, while the other two are intently watching her motions.

Legend:

BERLIN, VARSOVIE, KOENIGSBERG.

Exergue:

DENON DIR. GEORGE F. CAMPAGNES DE MDCCCVI ET MDCCCVII.

Laskey:

A medal struck to commemorate the taking possession of the three cities of Berlin, Warsaw, and Koningsberg. After the fatal battle of Jena, Berlin was immediately occupied by Napoleon, and the city of Warsaw was entered and taken possession of by General Murat, with a division of the French army, and Marshal Soult with his division, took possession of Koningsberg, immediately after the battle of Friedland, where they found 20,000 wounded Russians and Prussians, several hundred thousand quintals of grain, and a vast quantity of warlike stores, with 160,000 muskets, said to have been sent from England.

Edwards:

Edwards - 277

Plate XIX. No. 11

16th June, 1807.

Medal.

Napoleon.

R. Berlin, Warsaw, Kœnigsberg.

NAPOLEON EMP. (empereur) ET ROI. Laureated head, to the right, similar to that of No 4. Plate V. On the edge of the neck: ANDRIEU F. (fecit).

R. BERLIN VARSOVIE KŒNIGSBERG. (Berlin, Warsaw, Kœnigsberg). Three turreted females, standing, each having keys in her hands. Exergue: CAMPAGNES DE MDCCCVI ET MDCCCVII. (Campaigns of 1806 and 1807) on the bar of the exergue: DENON DIR. (direxit). GEORGE F. (Fecit). [40"]

Paris Medal Mint.

Berlin was occupied by Marshal Davoust on the 25th of October, 1806; Warsaw, by Prince Murat, Grand Duke of Berg, on the 8th November, 1806; and Kœnigsberg, by Marshal Soult on the 16th June, 1807.

Bramsen:

Bramsen - 634 Campagnes de 1806 et 1807. (George.)
NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI. Tête laurée, à droite.	Rev: BERLIN VARSOVIE KOENIGSBERG. Trois femmes tourellées, debout, ayant chacune des clefs à la main.
	Exergue: CAMPAGNES DE MDCCCVI ET MDCCCVII.
Médaille, 40 mm. - T. N. 19, 11; H. m. 41, 217; M. F. 367, 78.

d'Essling:

d'Essling - 1167 Campagnes de 1806 et 1807. (Andrieu et George.)
Tête de Nap. à dr.	R. Les villes de Berlin, Varsovie et Kœnigsberg deb.
(TN. 19.11 - M. 217 - B. 634) Arg. et Br. 41 mm. 2 var. d'avers.

Milan:

Milan - 601 Napoleone — Campagne militari del 1806 e del 1807 — Occupazione di Berlino, Varsavia e Königsberg
D. Simile al precedente, ma in basso, nel taglio del collo: ANDRIEU F. ed in basso: DENON DIR^T.	R. BERLIN (a s.) VARSOVIE (al centro) KOENIGSBERG (a d.) Nel campo, al centro, tre figure femminili (Berlino, Varsavia, Königsberg) paludate, turrite, stanti, con chiavi; in basso, al centro, nel taglio della base: DENON DIR. GEORGE F. All'esergo: CAMPAGNES DE MDCCCVI / ET MDCCCVII. Contorno a piatto e gola.
Autore: Andrieu / George ;	Data: 1807
Caratteristiche tecniche: Argento;	Ømm 40,5; 0; Coniazione
Bibl.: Bramsen, n.634; Julius, nn. 1743-1744; Essling, n.1167; Millin, n.217; De Félissent, n.---

Occupation des Trois Capitales