Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge in case
Object Number:
872
Medium:
medal: metal, enamel, textile
case:cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 4 x 7 in. ( 5.1 x 10.2 x 17.8 cm )
Marks:
medal: gold enamel: "SIMON BOLIVAR"
case: gold: "VENEZUELA / BOLIVAR / COMMANDEUR"
Description:
Gold and enamel medal on yellow, blue, and red ribbon in red case
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
