Other coins from this collection Other coins from Exonumia Europe This coin is not for sale or trade Added on: 24-Jul-2006
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Description:
Reprise des Drapeaux à Inspruck, France.
When Napoleon entered the Austrian cities he took possession of any French flags captured by the Austrians and returned them to Paris. Flags were a highly symbolic measure of a fighting unit's bravery and to lose one was dishonorable.
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Europe Br. 442 AUNC (About UNC) 1805 |