Record

RefNoM/229
LevelItem
TitleCommemorative medal of the introduction of vaccination in France
DescriptionObverse: bust of Napoleon I, right profile, hair short, neck bare, laureat. Reverse: Aesculapius protecting a nude female figure, with a bandage on her left upper arm. On left, a cow; at right, a lancet
InscriptionContentObverse: NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI. On truncation: ANDRIEU F
Reverse: ANDRIEU F. DENON DIE. In exergue: LA VACCINE MDCCCIV
ObjectNameMedal
MaterialsBase metal
Dimensions40 mm diameter
AccessStatusOpen
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