Entrée des Alliés dans Paris

Commemorative issue

Allied entry into Paris on March 31, 1814

Obverse

The three busts of the Allies: Alexander I Tsar of Russia, William III of Prussia, Francis I of Austria.
Stettner's signature

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ALEXANDER. I. KAI. V. RUSSLAND. FRANZ. I. K. V. OESTER : WILL. III. KOE. V. PREUSSEN 🞲
IETTON

Engraver: Johann Thomas Stettner

Reverse

Troops march past the Arc de Triomphe at Porte Saint Martin, led by the three Allies on horseback.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EINZUG IN PARIS
DEN 31 MAERZ
1817

Engraver: Johann Thomas Stettner

Edge

Gross (Registrations?)

© Hubisuisse (CC BY-NC)

Mint

Comments

Token celebrating the Battle of Paris
The Battle of Paris took place on March 30, 1814. The final battle of the French campaign, it pitted the imperial French army (40,000 men) against the European allied forces (100,000 men). The French defeat marked the end of the reign of Napoleon I, who abdicated after the surrender. The most important battle took place at the Barrière de Clichy, defended by Marshal Moncey, who commanded the Garde Nationale. In the evening, negotiations are opened and during the night, Marshal Marmont, with the mediation of Prince Talleyrand, signs an armistice: French troops evacuate Paris towards the south, and at 11 a.m. on March 31, 1814, the allies enter Paris.

This scene is depicted in a print by Charles François Levachez https://www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/oeuvres/entree-des-allies-a-paris-par-la-porte-saint-martin-le-31-mars-1814#infos-principales

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Jeton célébrant la bataille de Paris
La bataille de Paris s'est déroulée le 30 mars 1814. Ultime bataille de la campagne de France, elle oppose l'armée impériale française (40 000 hommes) aux forces européennes alliées (100 000 hommes). La défaite française marque la fin du règne de Napoléon Ier, qui abdique à l'issue de la capitulation. À la barrière de Clichy, défendue par le Maréchal Moncey qui commande la Garde nationale, a lieu la bataille la plus importante. Dans la soirée, les négociations sont ouvertes et dans la nuit, le Maréchal Marmont, avec la médiation du Prince Talleyrand, signe un armistice : les troupes françaises évacuent Paris en direction du sud, le 31 mars 1814 les alliés entrent à Paris à 11 heures.

Sur cette scène voir une estampe de Charles François Levachez https://www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/oeuvres/entree-des-allies-a-paris-par-la-porte-saint-martin-le-31-mars-1814#infos-principales 

See also

• Building
• Treaty
• War
• Military leader

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