Abstract
The article examines and reconsiders three medals produced to celebrate the occupation of the Kingdom of Hanover by Napoleonic troops in 1803, the formation of the Kingdom of Westphalia (encompassing Hanover, among others) in 1807, and the eventual recapture of Hanover by British troops in 1814. It places the medals within the context of the medallic political iconographies of France and Hanover and scrutinizes the production and marketing processes, and in particular, why the final celebratory medal was part of a (failed) private enterprise.
| Translated title of the contribution | Hanover in Napoleonic times: three medals |
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| Original language | German |
| Title of host publication | Archiv und Landesgechichte |
| Subtitle of host publication | Festschrift für Christine van den Heuvel |
| Editors | Sabine Graf, Regina Rößner, Gerd Steinwascher |
| Place of Publication | Göttingen |
| Publisher | Wallstein Verlag |
| Pages | 333-351 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-8353-3374-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Jul 2018 |
Keywords
- numismatics, medal, political iconography, Hanover, Napoleon, Hanoverian Horse