100114 | FRANCE. Napoleon I bronze Medal.
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100114 | FRANCE. Napoleon I bronze Medal. Dated 1840. Commemorating the Transferral of Napoleon's Body from St. Helena to France (52mm, 59.71 g, 12h).
NAPOLĆON EMPEREUR ET ROI / NĆ A AJACCIO 1769 MORT A Ste HĆLĆNE 1821, laureate head right / LOI DU JUIN 1840 ORDONNANT LA TRANSLATION DES CENDRES DE L'EMPEREUR NAPOLĆON DE L'ILE Ste HĆLĆNE EN FRANCE, small eagle standing left, on thunderbolt, head right, with wings spread; in background, numerous rays conveying the various battles and acts in which Napoleon participated.
Bramsen 1987; Julius 4006. Mint State. Rich chocolate brown surfaces, with an attractive underlying cabernet brilliance; light spot of ink below his chin. A highly impressive portrait.
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