Coronation Medal of Napoleon I King of Italy – 1805 – signed by Luigi Manfredini
In bronze
Weight: 36.3 g
Diameter: 41.8 mm
Obverse:
Circular inscription:
NAPOLEO GALLORVM IMPERATOR ITALIAE REX
Head of Napoleon I laureate in profile to the left.
Signature: L.M. (at the base of the neck)
Reverse:
Circular inscription:
ULTRO
Italy personified , holding a cornucopia in her right hand, places the iron crown with the other hand on the head of Napoleon I , who, dressed in the Roman toga , a sword in his left hand, extends his right hand above an altar on which the Constitution is placed; behind him, a winged caduceus and behind Italy, a Corinthian helmet .
Signature: LM
At the bottom:
D. XXIII. MA II
A. MDCCCV. ( 1805 )
Edge:
Smooth without punch
