France 25 Centimes 1915, KM 867, Nickel 24 mm, Condition aUNC

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:...

France. Napoleon I Bonaparte, Br medal commemorating the conquest of Illyria, 1809, by Bertrand Andrieu and Alexis J. Depaulis, Bramsen 879, Bronze 40 mm, weight 42,80 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful lustrous brown patina, small edge nick

A beautiful commemorative medal from the Napoleonic wars, a real gem in the collection of any enthusiast of the Emperor of the French.

France 5 Centimes 1856 A, Paris, Napoleon III 1852-1870, KM 777.1, Bronze 25 mm, weight 5 ,0 g., Conditiona NGC MS 64 BN

France, Fourth Republic. 10 Francs 1949, Paris, KM 909.1, Cu-Ni 26 mm, weight 6,96 g., Condition aUNC, nice toned

France, Maria de Medici 1573-1642. Coronation copper medal (jeton) 1610 AD, Copper 24 mm, weight 4,48 g., Condition VF, nice patina

France 25 Centimes 1903, KM 855, Nickel 24 mm, Condition UNC

France. Napoleon I Bonaparte, Br medal commemorating the capture of Vienna, 1805, by Bertrand Andrieu and Andre Galle, minted at the Paris Mint, Bramsen 443, bronze 40 mm, weight 37,04 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful lustrous brown patina.

A beautiful commemorative medal from the Napoleonic Wars immortalizing the capture of Vienna on November 13, 1805, which preceded the famous Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, less commonly known as the Battle of Brno - one of the most important battles of the Napoleonic Wars and the decisive battle of the war against the Third Anti-French Coalition, fought on December 2, 1805 and victorious for Napoleon. A true gem in the collection of any enthusiast of the French Emperor.

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

France 10 Centimes 1921, KM 866a, Cu-Ni 21,3 mm, Condition UNC

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 50 Centimes 1907, KM 854, Silver 18,1 mm, weight 2,5 g. .835, Condition aUNC/UNC

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. A fancy medal made by casting and combining the obverse and reverse of two different medals, one is an 1804 medal commemorating the Code Napoleon, the other is a typical obverse of many medals with a portrait of the Emperor and an inscription: Napoleon Emp. et Roi., Bronze 40 mm, weight 42,54 g., Condition VF. A numismatic curiosity.

France - Provincial. Lorraine (Duché), Leopold I 1690-1729. AR Teston 1712, KM 95, silver 28 mm, weight 8,53 g. Condition NGC MS 63, A beautiful coin in uncirculated condition