Historical Objects / Medals

Collection of Tyler Yates

Visit of Napoleon III to England

Engraver:
Allen & Moore
Year:
1855
Country:
England
Diameter:
39 mm
Obverse:
Personification of Fame standing on lion's head supporting oval medallions which contain portraits of Napoleon III (left) and Queen Victoria (right). Shields are beneath the medallions in the center.
NAPOLEON
VICTORIA
ALLEN & MOORE BIRMINGHAM
Reverse:
Crossed flags with oak and palm in the center.
THE VISIT OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON III TO QUEEN VICTORIA I · APRIL 155 ·
BHM 2563

Napoleon III visited England in 1855.