Description: Napoleon Bonaparte, Bookmark (Imperial Eagle & N) Description: A metal bookmark of a crowned imperial eagle perched on the letter N.Material: gold-colored metal and red cord.Dimensions: 4" x 2" (approx.)Others: Acquired at the Musée de l'Armée, Paris in 2024Shipping: USPS Ground Advantage with tracking number History:The French Imperial Eagle (French: Aigle de drapeau, lit. 'flag eagle') refers to the figure of an eagle on a staff carried into battle as a standard by the Grande Armée of Napoleon I during the Napoleonic Wars.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Imperial_Eagle In the decree of 10 July 1804, Napoleon I stipulated that the new imperial coat of arms should be “d’azur à l’aigle à l’antique d’or, empiétant un foudre du même” (“azure, with an eagle in the manner of antiquity, coloured gold, clutching in its talons a thunderbolt of the same colour”). After the proclamation of the Empire, this “eagle in the manner of antiquity” was quickly incorporated into the imperial symbolism, alongside the eagle of Charlemagne. In the manner of Roman legions, Napoleon had an eagle placed on the top of the flagstaff of each of his regiments. A ceremony to mark the distribution of these “eagles” took place on the Champ de Mars, in front of the École Militaire. The ceremony was held on 5 December 1804, a sort of military equivalent of the coronation ceremony.https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/objects/imperial-eagles-first-second-empires/
Price: 45 USD
Location: Long Beach, California
End Time: 2024-12-23T16:00:01.000Z
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