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France. Medal - Souvenir de la première fête nationale de Paris, June 30, 1878

France. Medal - Souvenir de la premi?re f?te nationale de Paris, June 30, 1878

PLN100.00
KOD: 4817083RMA

France. Medal - Souvenir de la premi?re f?te nationale de Paris, June 30, 1878, Brass 33 mm, weight 11,0 g., Condition aUNC

KOD: 4817083RMA

The 1878 Universal Exposition was the first permitted national holiday since the defeat of Napoleon III in 1871 and the restoration of power by the Conservatives. Those celebrating the 1878 Universal Exposition were also announcing the arrival of the Third Republic, which was proclaimed a few months later in France. Chroniclers noted the enthusiasm of that day, Sunday, June 30, when the tricolor flag triumphed in the streets of Paris. According to the Goncourts, even the hearses carrying the dead to the cemetery were decorated with flags.

KOD
4817083RMA

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