France. Medal - Souvenir of the first national celebrations of the Exhibition, June 30, 1878 (Souvenir de la première fête 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. Tokens 20 Centimes 1918, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Solidarité commerciale et industrielle (Commercial and Industrial Solidarity), Aluminum and Copper 26 x 26 mm, Condition UNC

France, Fourth Republic. 2 x 10 Francs 1948, Paris, KM 909.1, Cu-Ni 26 mm, weight 7,0 g., Condition VF/XF

France 25 Centimes 1939, KM 867b, Ni-Br 24 mm, Condition UNC, patina

France, Calvados. Souvenir medal 1893, souvenir of an equestrian event, Legoux-Longpré (Member of Parliament for Calvados in 1893/1894), white metal 32 mm, weight 14,70 g., on the edge signed MAILLECHORT, Condition XF, edge nicks

France, Third Republic 1871-1940. 5 Francs 1873 A, Paris, Hercules, KM 820.1, Silver 37 mm, weight 25,0 g. .900, Condition aUNC/XF, glossy specimen

France 5 Centimes 1918, KM 865a, Cu-Ni 19 mm, Condition UNC

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating the celebration of the Galerie d'Apollon at the Musée Napoléon (Louvre), 1804, by Andrieu, Denon, Bramsen 370, Julius 1319, Essling 1046 , Zeitz 31, Bronze 34 mm, weight 20,10 g., Condition aUNC, nice brown patina with luster, locally dark tarnish. A medal that is sure to catch the attention of any collector of Napoleonic medals.

France. One-sided medal without date, Louis XIV, Silver-plated Bronze 27 mm, weight 8,30 g., Condition VF, signed, soldered ear

France, Napoleon III (1852-1870). 5 Francs 1868 A, Paris, signed BARRE (Désiré-Albert Barre), KM# 799.1, Franc 2014# 331, Gadoury 1789# 739, Silver 37 mm, weight 24,90 g. .900, Condition VF, beautiful patina on obverse

France, Louis XV (1715-1774). Silver medal / jeton, Academie Franciase A L'immor Talite, Feuardent 4377, Silver 29,0 mm, weight 7,50 g., Condition VF+

France 12 Deniers 1792 A, Paris, KM 600.1, Bronze 28 mm, weight 11,79 g., Condition Fine/aVF

France, Louis-Philippe (1830-1848). 5 Francs 1834 B, Rouen Mint, signed DOMARD. F. (Joseph-François Domard), KM# 749.2, Franc 2014# 324, Gadoury 1789# 678, Silver 37 mm, weight 24,50 g. .900, Condition Fine, with traces of a long period of circulation