France 20 Centimes 1867 A, KM 808.1, Silver 16 mm, weight 1,0 g. .835, Condition XF+

France. Set of three 1842 medals commemorating the death of Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans:

- Medal 1842, commemorating the death of Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Bronze 24 mm, weight 7,20 g., Condition XF
- Medal 1842, commemorating the death of the Duke of Orléans, Chapelle Ferdinand (Mort du Duc d'Orléans, Chapelle Ferdinand), Brass 25 mm, weight 5,50 g., Condition VF, missing ear piece
- Medal 1842, commemorating the death of Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Bronze 24 mm, weight 5,30 g., Condition XF

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 2 Francs 1921, KM 877, Al-Br 27 mm, Condition UNC

France 50 Centimes 1909, KM 854, Silver 18,1 mm, weight 2,5 g. .835, Condition UNC

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating Napolepon's victories over the Third Anti-French Coalition in 1805, the crossing of the Rhine at Kehl, French victories in that year and the eight captured Austrian flags that Napoleon donated to the city of Paris, 1805, unsigned, Bramsen 462, Julius 1479, Bronze 50 mm, weight 60,86 g., Condition XF+/aUNC, beautiful rainbow patina with luster. A very rare, beautiful medal, unique in numismatic stores and auctions.

France, Louis-Philippe (1830-1848). 5 Francs 1846 W, Lille Mint, signed DOMARD. F. (Joseph-François Domard), KM# 749.13, Franc 2014# 325, Silver 37 mm, weight 24,80 g. .900, Condition aVF, patina, traces of a long period of circulation

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

Reunion. Medal of the city of Saint Denis, signed label Orago Paris, Bronze, enamel 34 mm, weight 16,20 g., Condition XF

France, Burgundy. Token 1719 “Vos Me Ductore Beabit” (You will guide me), Feuardent: 9834, Copper 30 mm, weight 9,30 g., Condition VF

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, Constitution, 1791-1792. Monneron de 2 Sols 1791 AN 3 de la Liberta, LIBERTE SOUS LA LOI, Soho (Birmingham) mint, KM# Tn23, VG. 233, Maz. 153, Br. 217, Bronze 32 mm, weight 17,75 g., condition aXF/VF+, dark patina with nice mint shine

France, Third Republic (1871-1940). 5 Francs 1876 A, Paris, Hercules, signed Dupré (Augustin Dupré), KM# 820.1, Franc 2014# 334/17, Gadoury 1789# 744, KM# 820.1, Silver 37 mm, weight 24,90 g. .900, Condition VF, grey patina