The Waterloo Medal, model begun 1819, electrotype produced 1849–52, British, Bronze electrotype, Diameter: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Medals and Plaquettes, The profiles are those of the monarchs whose allied forces defeated Napoleon: Frederick William III of Prussia, Alexander I of Russia, Francis II of Austria, and George III of England. Pistrucci's Waterloo Medal was and epic medallic achievement; because of its exceptional size and attention to detail, it took him thirty years to cut the steel dies from which only electrotype examples were struck
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Waterloo Medal, model begun 1819, electrotype produced 1849–52, British, Bronze electrotype, Diameter, 5 1/4, 13.3 cm, Medals, Plaquettes, profiles, monarchs, allied forces, defeated, Napoleon, Frederick William, III, Prussia, Alexander I, Russia, Francis II, Austria, George III, England, Pistrucci, epic medallic, achievement, exceptional size, attention, detail, thirty years, cut, steel dies, examples, struck
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