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A collection of four mounted medallions based on designs by French engravers that were found on the reverse sides of French coins minted at various points in history.
Each medallion is 73mm.
The frame is 20x6.5.The images on these medallions were engraved at various different points in France\'s history and all incorporate classical iconography in glorification of France.
They are:
The image on the reverse side of a coin or medallion originally minted in celebration of a conquest by France\'s King Louis XIV.De Sequanis Iterum (\"On the Seine (River) Again\") in Latin, underscored by the year 1674 (denoted in Roman numerals) and by French text announcing \"A Province Added to the French Empire\" in celebration of the conquest and annexation of Franche-Comte from Spain. The image is of a victorious Roman general holding a scepter topped by the likeness of Nike, the goddess of victory, while celebrating a triumph;a military parade honoring Roman heroesin which they would ride in a quadriga, a chariot pulled by four white horses in imitation of the Roman god Jupiter. Original engraving by Moeart
Avenement de Napoleon III a l\'Empire. (\"Advent of Napoleon III to the Empire.\") in celebration of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte\'s 1852 coup and installation as Emperor Napoleon III. The image depicts Napoleon III flanked Athena on his left and Marianne, the personification of France on his right; the latter bestowing laurels upon him.
Splendor Rei Navalis (\"The Splendor of Naval Affairs.\") depicting Neptune, god of the sea, riding in a chariot pulled by two horses. Original engraving by Jean Mauger.
Utruiscque Maris Junctio Triplex (\"Triple Junction of Both Seas.\") depicting the personifications of Burgundy sitting amongst the Loire, the Saône, the Seine and the Rhine. Burgundy is flanked by a shield bearing her coat of arms and brandishes a caduceus; a serpent-encircled staff associated with the god Mercury, with commerce, with delivered messages and (erroneously) with healing.
