Object Description
300 ALEXANDER I (1777-1825), Emperor of Russia, 1801 1814
Obv. Head to right, laureate. Around, ALEXANDRE I . EMPEREUR DE TOUTES LES RUSSIES . ; below, DENON . D . ; on truncation, ANDRIEU F .
Rev. A winged, draped female (History) sits in profile to left before a tree and writes on plaque, Sejour | d'Alex . l . | a Paris. Around, ANDRIEU . F . DENON . D . ; in exergue, MDCCCXIV .
Bronze, struck, 40 mm.
Commemorates Alexander's visit to Paris in 1814. Dominique Vivant Denon was director of the Paris mint from 1804 to 1815.
Bibl.: Forrer i, p. 54; Evrard de Fayolle, p. 199, no. 140; Medailles Francaises, p. 423, no. 17.