France 50 Centimes 1882 A, KM 834.1, Silver 18 mm, weight 2,5 g. .835, Condition NGC MS 64

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, 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 Centime 1897 A, KM 826.1, Bronze 15 mm, Condition aUNC, spot

France. Napoleon I, Br Medal commemorating Napoleon's exile to Saint Helena, 1816, Milan mint, by an uncertain Italian engraver, Bramsen 1785, Bronze 76 mm, weight 178,80 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with mint mirror

Exquisitely preserved, magnificent and very artistic medal condemning Napoleon's "traitors" who contributed to his exile to Saint Helena. A true gem in the collection of any enthusiast of the Emperor of the French.

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, Paris. Commemorative medal 1935 from a visit to the Paris Mint building (La Monnaie de Paris), by ROËTTIERS Charles Norbert (1720-1772), Bronze 32 mm, weight 14,70 g., Condition XF

France, Fourth Republic. 10 Francs 1948, Paris, KM 909.1, Cu-Ni 26 mm, weight 7,2 g., Condition XF, nice toned

France, Paris. Prize medal on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition, 1867, awarded to P. H. Hertz Neveu et Cie France Piano Manufacturer, the only gold medal for France, text on medal: "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE MDCCCLXVII A PARIS P.H. HERZ NEVEU ET Cie SEULE MÉDAILLE D'OR POUR LA FRANCE. MASSONNET EDITOR, single sided, gilt Bronze 68 mm, weight 116,8 g., Condition aXF, patina

France, Louis XVIII (1814-1824). Octagonal Silver Jeton / Token 1806 (minted 1815), Compagnie des salines, Bramsen 521, Julius 1563, Silver 30,9 mm, weight 16,09 g., Condition aVF, patina, minor surface damage

France. Bastille, Jeton 14.07.1880, Gilt Bronze 23 mm, weight 4,60 g., Condition aUNC

France Centime 1850 A, KM 754, Bronze 17,5 mm, Condition UNC

France 50 Centimes 1847, Paris, Louis Philippe I 1830-1848, KM 768.1, Silver 18 mm, weight 2,5 g. .900, Condition XF+/aUNC, small scratches, beautiful patina

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