Quan Geng's "A Rare Commemorative Medal I misunderstood for more than 20 years"

A rare commemorative medal that has been misunderstood for more than 20 years

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More than 20 years ago, I got a early French commemorative medal at a senior currency business office. Because the release time of this chapter uses the Napoleonic year and the back inscriptions on the back of Mourning General Dedica, I mistakenly believe that the Dedai General Memorial Medal on the battlefield. Because it was not the theme of the king of my master and a small volume, I was ignored and fell asleep in the cabinet for more than 20 years. During the Spring Festival this year, when I sorted out the collection, I found that the front of the chapter on the front of the chapter was a bit like Napoleon in the first Republic. Recently, the classmate Fan Qi was translated and interpreted in detail, and confirmed that the chapter was the first chapter of the Battle of the Malangop issued by France and the country issued in 1800.

This chapter is the more important one in the Napoleon's important battle commemorative medal series, which is rare in the world. I wrote this article in my excitement, shared it with readers, and expressed the gratitude of Fan Qi, a foreign currency expert Fan Qi! This chapter is also true. Learning is endless, and collection research is also a process of learning. It also proves the old saying in the Analects: Three people, there must be my teacher.

France's first commemorative medal published in 1800 to commemorate the Battle of Malanop (below). The diameter is 50.00 mm, weighs 59.00 grams, and red copper. The front center pattern is French first and the first governing Napoleon Poliba Avatar, surrounding inscriptions: the battle of Malacca, June 14, 1800 (using the Napoleonic year, AN8 corresponds to Napoleon I eight years, Prairial is France 18 The special month of the 19th century, the English translation of English is "Ranch Month", the first day of the month is May 21, and the last day is June 19). The back of the back is the brief mourning of the Battle of Malaysia and Napoleon's sacrifice to the war in the war.

(Commemorative Medal on the front ▲)

(Back to the back of the Medal ▲)

(Battle Map of Malaysia ▲)

The Battle of Mallen, also known as the Bataille De Marengo (June 14, 1800), was a battle between the French and the Austrian Empire in the Second Anti -French League period. The French army was the commander of the Napoleon leader who was the first Communist and the country in France at that time. The victory of this battle not only retained the French revolutionary regime, but also the most proud victory of Napoleon's life.

In 1799, the French army defeated on the battlefield in Italy and the Rhine region. Napoleon obtained the power to rule France and became the first governance to deploy a counterattack. In May 1800, Napoleon led a 37,000 troops, crossed the Alps, entered northern Italy, and supported the French army trapped by the Olympic army in Genoa. After Genoa was captured by the Olympic army, Napoleon decided to fight against the Olympic army. On June 9, the French army defeated the Olympic forces in Mungalblo. The Olympic commander Michardon Feng Melas was cut off and reorganized the troops, but he did not immediately attack the French army. Napoleon misjudged the Olympic army to retreat, so he allocated two teams from his own troops. He went south and always tried to intercept the Olympic army. Unexpectedly, the Olympic army launched an attack at this time, named Napoleon caught off guard. On the afternoon of the 13th, the French left -wing first troops Galda, near the east of Bolmida, finally met the Olympic army, and then a fierce battle happened. After eight hours of fierce fighting, the Olympic army could not support it and retreated to Alexander Greater.

(Thank you Fan Qi for your detailed translation and interpretation!)

Quan Geng (surname: Zhang, name: Germany), member of the Chinese Collector Association, member of the China Coin Society, a member of the Beijing Coin Society, executive director, vice chairman, and director of the Professional Committee of the Chinese Folk Coins Society. Love collection and study of ancient Chinese money and early currency chapters in the world. It has more than forty years in the collection. It collects more than 10,000 ancient Chinese money and the world's many early coins, including more than 2,000 boutiques. There are more than a hundred articles in many collection magazines such as "China Collection", "Chinese Collection · Coins", "Collection", "Coin Collection", "Coin World" and "Chinese National Astronomy". He has accepted the China Coin Society, the Beijing Coin Society, the China Folk Coin Society, and the Beijing Coin Exhibition Hall to teach for the Quanyou. In July 2021, 940 Museum of Museum of Modern China had been collected for many years donated the National Museum of China as the collection.

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