temp. silver "Napoleonic Egyptian Institute" Medal 1859 UNC, 37mm. 25.9gm. Edge: Cornucopia ARGENT. By W. Abbate and H. Dubois. Original red-striped black ribbon with five-pointed star pin and lotus suspender. On the occasion of the Napoleonic Egyptian Institute's transfer to Alexandria. The Institut d'Égypte or Egyptian Scientific Institute is a learned society in Cairo specializing in Egyptology. It was established in 1798 by Napoleon Bonaparte to carry out research during his Egyptian campaign and is the oldest scientific institute in Egypt. It was transferred to Alexandria in 1859, and its name was again changed, this time to Institut Égyptien. The Institut returned to Cairo in 1880. The building in which it was housed was burnt down, with the loss of many documents, during the Arab Spring unrest of 2011. It reopened in December 2012. From the Sphinx Collection HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved