France Centime 1904, KM 840, Bronze 15 mm, Condition UNC, patina

France. Medal 1856 commemorating General Hoche "Pacificateur de la Vendée", Bronze 24 mm, weight 6,64 g., Condition XF, nice brown patina, edge nicks

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. Gold Franc a pied ND, Charles V 1364-1380, Dupl. 360, C. 457, Fr. 284, Gold 28 mm, weight 3,71 g., Condition VF+/XF, attractive specimen

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

France 10 Francs 1976, KM P560, Piefort, Ni-Br 26 mm weight 20,0 g., mintage 175 pcs., Condition NGC PF 66

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

France, Second Republic 1848-1851. 5 Francs 1848 A, Paris, Hercules, KM 756.1, Silver 37 mm, weight 25,0 g. .900, Condition NGC MS 62, nice patina and mint shine

France, Louis XVI 1774-1793. 1 Louis D'or 1787 A, Paris Mint, KM# 591.1, Duplessy 1707, Fb. 475, Gadoury 361, Gold 23 mm, weigt 6,37 g. .917, Condition VF, patina, on the edge a trace of gold testing

France, Third Republic 1871-1940. 5 Francs 1873 A, Paris, Hercules, KM 820.1, Silver 37 mm, weight 25,0 g. .900, Condition XF+, slightly toned, mint mirror in the background

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. Prize medal of the Athénée du Vaucluse established at Avignon, 1811, by Andrieu, Bramsen 1144, Julius 2490, Essling 2366, Bronze 42 mm, weight 31,60 g., Condition XF+, nice brown patina.