France, Second Republic. Medal 1848 “Ils sont morts victimes pour la liberté” (They died victims of freedom), Bronze 23 mm, weight 6,0 g., Condition aUNC
France. Medal 1849 commemorating the first anniversary of the Republic and dedicated to the Victims who died for freedom, Brass 22 mm, weight 5,60 g., Condition aUNC, patina, removed ear
France. Medal 1849, Barbès and Raspail (Armand Barbès (1809-1870) and François-Vincent Raspail (1794-1878), Democratic and Social Republic, Gilt Bronze 22 mm, weight 4,80 g., Condition aUNC
France, Paris, Napoléon III (1852-1870). Promotional Token, 20 Centimes le Crayon Mengin (1850-1864), inscription: Tribute to the inventor, Paris, Brass 23 mm, weight 3,60 g., Condition aVF, damaged
France, Paris. Medal 1852, City of Paris in favor of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (1808-1873) as Emperor, Bronze 35 mm, weight 16,70 g., Condition XF, nice brown patina with shine, damaged edge
France. Medal 1853 commemorating the wedding of Napoleon III and Eugénie, Bronze 35 mm, weight 17,30 g., Condition XF, Mint Maison Robineau Sorin Fr?res, Paris, France (1851-1905)
France / Great Britain. Medal 1855 commemorating the visit of Victoria and Albert to Paris, by Auguste-François Michaut (1786-1879), Gilt Brass 23 mm, weight 4,30 g., Condition UNC
France, Napoléon III (1852-1870). Medal 1856 commemorating the baptism of Prince Imperial Eugene Louis Jean Joseph, Brass 23 mm, weight 5,0 g., Condition aXF
Napoléon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Bonaparte, Imperial Prince, known as Louis-Napoléon, born March 16, 1856 in Paris and died June 1, 1879 in Zulu country (South Africa), was the only son of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, and his wife, Empress Eugenie. He is sometimes referred to as “Napoleon IV.”
France. Medal commemorating the consecration of the Church of Saint Ambroise in Paris, 1869, by Chaplain, Jules-Clement, Bronze 72 mm, weight 171,08 g., Condition aUNC, large and impressive medal
France, Henry V. Medal 1870, “DIEU LE VEUT. LA FRANCE LE VOUDRA”, Heureuse France, si jamais il est roi - Happy France, if ever he be king, Bronze 22 mm, weight 4,40 g., Condition aUNC, Similar piece in the collection of Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris
France. Medal 1870, Siege of Metz, Marshal Bazaine (1811-1888), commander of the Metz garrison, October 26, 1870, Bronze 22 mm, weight 5,90 g., Condition XF, similar specimen in the collection of the Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France
France. Set of three medals: la Fete Nationale (14.07.1879) 1881, 1894 and Proclamation of the Republic on September 4, 1870:
- Souvenir medal 1881 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 22 mm, weight 3,70 g., Condition XF - Souvenir medal 1894 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Gilt Bronze 22 mm, weight 4,60 g., Condition aUNC - Proclamation of the Republic medal September 4, 1870, Bronze 22 mm, weight 4,40 g., Condition VF
France. Medal - Souvenir of the first national celebrations of the Exhibition, June 30, 1878 (Souvenir de la premiere fete nationale de l`Exposition, le 30 juin 1878), brass 28 mm, weight 8,80 g, Condition XF+, nice patina
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 in France a few months later. 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.
France. Set of four medals National Exhibition (1) and Bastille Day (3):
- Medal Souvenir 1900, National Exhibition, Bronze 18 mm, weight 2,20 g., Condition aUNC - Medal 1880 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 12 mm, weight 0,70 g., Condition XF - Medal 1880 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 13 mm, weight 1,20 g., Condition VF - Souvenir medal 1883 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 18 mm, weight 1,60 g., Condition VF, missing ear piece
France. Set of two medals la Fete Nationale (14.07.1789):
- Medal Souvenir 1880 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 24 mm, weight 4,30 g., Condition VF+ - Medal Souvenir 1882 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 23 mm, weight 3,67 g., Condition XF
France. Medal, Homage of the French Republic to Garibaldi (1807 - 1882), Defender of European Freedoms, 19th century, Bronze 22 mm, weight 4,70 g., Condition VF+, removed ear, similar specimen in collection Musée Carnavalet, Paris and Breton Departmental Museum
France. Set of three medals: la Fete Nationale, League of Patriots, coronation of bust of Mayor André
- Souvenir medal 1885 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 30 mm, weight 7,80 g., Condition F, missing ear piece - Medal 1882 commemorating the League of Patriots, Bronze 22 mm, weight 8,30 g., Condition F - Medal 1882, City of Lille, coronation of bust of Mayor André, bronze 30 mm, weight 7,40 g., Condition F, missing ear piece