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, 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. Medal 1848 to commemorate the death of General Negrier, Gilt Bronze 23 mm, weight 6,60 g., Condition aUNC

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Medal commemorating the visit of Alexander I of Russia to Paris, 1814, Denon, Bramsen 1464, Bronze 41 mm, weight 36,68 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster.

France. Napoleon I Bonaparte, Silver medal commemorating the Peace of Luneville, 1801, by Andrieu, minted at the Paris Mint, Bramsen 108, Silver 42 mm, weight 32,52 g., Condition XF+, beautiful multi-colour patina, hairlines on the obverse.

A beautiful commemorative medal, a true gem in the collection of any enthusiast of the Emperor of the French.

France. Medal 1870, General Trochu, Government of National Defense, Bronze 22 m, weight 4,90 g., Condition XF, patina

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Gilded box medal, French Grenadiers, 1815, by E. J. Dubois, uniformed bust almost full face in bearskin headgear with pomegranate badge, GRENADIER FRANÇAIS, based on a legend in a civic wreath, A LA GLOIRE DES ARMÉES FRANÇAISES, containing 15 double-sided and 2 single-sided fiche (glued to the box), with details of battles, Bramsen 1700, Julius 3438, Pressler 885, Koch 2755, gilt bronze 48 mm, weight 19,12 g. , Condiltion aUNC. Extremely rare.

This exceptionally striking and rare medal pays tribute to the glorious grenadiers and their victorious battles fought between 1792 and 1814. Nearly 200 places are inscribed on the circular cardboard fiche inside the medal, along with dates where the French army triumphed.

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 three medals: la Fête 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

Francje Centime 1912, KM 840, Bronze 15 mm, Condition UNC, nice patina

France 50 Centimes 1881 A, KM 834.1, Silver 18 mm, weight 2,5 g. .835, Condition NGC MS 63

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