Empire Collections

Imperial Eagle

Reference : AIGLE

Imperial Eagle on marble base The principal element of the new shield, this symbol of imperial Rome, Jupiter's bird, was associated from the earliest antiquity with military victory. The decree of 10 July, 1804 stipulates that the coat of arms of the emperor should be: " d'azur à l'aigle à l'antique d'or, empiétant un foudre du même " (azure with a gold, ancient eagle clutching a thunderbolt of the same colour). This eagle, very different from the motifs of traditional heraldry, also took elements from the Carolingian eagle. The day after the coronation, Napoleon had an eagle placed at the top of the shaft of every flag in the Napoleonic army.

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Imperial Eagle

Peoples of the same lineage and speaking the same laguages became really nations only when they gave themselves emblems.
Roma first will give the flags their sacred nature by equiping the legions with stretching eagles.
In order to strengthen the value of this emblem, the new Emperor distributed himself after his anointing the Aigle Impériale to the regiments of the Great Army. This venerated bird of prey became then for the soldiers an invaluable traesure.

By reproducing this emblem of glory, Les Etains du Prince were hoping it would also become the symbol of their prestigious Empire collection.

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