France Franc 1921, KM 876, Al-Br 23 mm, Condition aUNC

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. 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, Third Republic 1871-1940. 5 Francs 1873 A, Paris, Hercules, KM 820.1, Silver 37 mm, weight 25,0 g. .900, Condition aUNC/XF+, glossy specimen

France, Napoleon I 1804-1814. 1/2 Franc (Demi Franc) AN 13, A Paris, KM 655.1, Gadoury 395, Silver 19 mm, weight 2,52 g. .900, Condition XF, double struck, small scratch on reverse, attractive specimen

France Orange 5 Sols (1/12 Ecu) 1661, Wilhelm Heinrich von Nassau 1650-1702, KM 115, Silver 20 mm, weight 2,31 g., Condition aXF

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

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, Burgundy, Louis Delphinus (future Louis XV). Token 1713, War of the Spanish Succession 1700-1714/15, Neumann I, 3484, Feuard. 9831, Copper 30 mm, weight 8,40 g., Condition VF, edge nicks

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

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

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating the transfer of the body of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne from Saint Denis Cathedral to the Invalides, 22 September 1800, Auguste, Bramsen 71, Julius 848, Essling 858, Bronze 50 mm, weight 64,40 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster, small edge damage

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