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Switzerland. Medal of participation in the 1928, St. Moritz Winter Olympics

Switzerland. Medal of participation in the 1928, St. Moritz Winter Olympics

Kod: 4613009MA
PLN2,250.00

Switzerland. Medal of participation in the Winter Olympic Games St. Moritz 1928, by Milo Martin, Mint: Huguenin Freres, Le Locle, Switzerland, Bronze 37,00 mm, weight 22,90 g., Condition XF, patina. A must have for the sophisticated Collector!

The 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz were the first winter games to be held in a different country than the summer games in the same year. Participation medals were made of bronze and presented to athletes and officials.

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating the annexation of Simplon, 1807

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating the annexation of Simplon, 1807

Kod: 4607152RMA
PLN1,500.00

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating the annexation of Simplon, 1807, Andrieu, Bramsen 688, Bronze 40 mm, weight 38,32 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster.

"By a decree of the 12th November, Napoleon united to the French Empire, the territory of the Valais, under the name of the department of Simplon, a name derived from one of the mountains of the Alps, situate on the side of Great St. Bernard, Mont Blanc is on the other: these three great mountain masses are all recorded by the medals of Napoleon.- (See Nos. 12 and 34.) The pretexts for this annexation were, that the Simplon, connecting France and Italy, had cost both treasuries eighteen millions of livres; that the Valais had not adhered to its engagements; and that it was necessary to put an end to the struggles for power among the population." Laskey p. 153-154 (source:...