Medals and decorations in the collections of the Institute of Archaeology in Iași (II) Cover Image

MEDALII ȘI DECORAȚII DIN COLECȚIA INSTITUTULUI DE ARHEOLOGIE DIN IAȘI (II)
Medals and decorations in the collections of the Institute of Archaeology in Iași (II)

Author(s): Sever Petru Boţan, Lucian Munteanu
Subject(s): History, Diplomatic history, Military history, Political history, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Phaleristics; medals and awards; Second French Empire; Napoleon III; Kingdom of Serbia; military decorations;19th-20th centuries

Summary/Abstract: The authors continue the exhaustive presentation of the medals and decorations stored in the Institute’s Numismatic collection with a small group of five awards. The first three medals are very rare and belong to the Second French Empire, illustrating Napoleon III’s ambition to play a major role in European and world politics. The other two pieces (one Serbian and one French) can be linked with the Balkan War of 1912-1913 and its subsequent cataclysm - “the Great War for Civilization”.

  • Issue Year: 39/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 153-157
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English, Romanian