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Jefferson Peace & Friendship Medal 1801 |
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United States U.S. Mint 1801 Presidency |
| Design Description: |
Peace & Friendship Medal Jefferson, U.S. Mint Product |
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Bronze U.S. Mint |
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MS 66 |
Owner Comments
Medal, 1801 (Date of Presidency), Bz, THOMAS JEFFERSON PRESIDENT OF THE U.S., AD 1801, 3 inch PEACE & FRIENDSHIP MEDAL. Treasury, Bureau of the Mint Medal. Obv. President Bust, side view looking left, legend around; Rv. Peace & Friendship, Two hands clasped in token of amity, pipe of peace and tomahawk crossed. In 1801, following a tradition that had begun in Colonial times, the United States began minting large silver Peace Medals used in diplomatic relations with American Indians. These gifts were not only awarded in connection with the signing of treaties but also for 'services rendered.' Mint State, in original Mint Box with Papers.
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William IV, Reform Bill & Anti-Slavery Medal, Great Britain 1831 |
| Origin/Country: |
Great Britain London 1831 By Halliday |
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William III Reform Bill Reform Bill & Anti-Slavery Medal |
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WM WM 1831 G.BRIT BHM-1536 THE REFORM BILL BHM-1536 WM (45.6mm) T.HALLIDAY FECIT |
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NGC MEDAL MS 62 PL |
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Owner Comments
Medal, 1831, WM, THE REFORM BILL UNDER WILLIAM IIII, Great Britain, Political Slogans and Anti-Slavery Pleas on a white metal beauty, BHM-1536, NGC MS62PL, Proof Like, Cert# 3479123-010. 45.6mm. T. Halliday Fecit. Obv. Vignettes of William IIII, Earl Grey (Tea Anyone?), and others, Ornate Banner The Confidence of the People being "hung out to dry"; Rv. Banner above, The Desire of the People; then "The Reform Bill, Triennial Parliaments, No Standing Army, No Unmerited Pensions, No Tithes, No Corn Laws, No Stamp Taxes, No East India Monopoly, No Colonial Slavery" in 11 lines. Ornate Banners Prevail in the Design. The concept is the prize here, a medal promulgating reforms of various unfair laws and opposing colonial slavery; pictured on the obverse with the king are proponents of the reform. A neat and historical medal.
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Ben Franklin, Humanitarian Award, France, 1833 |
| Origin/Country: |
France Struck in France 1833 |
| Design Description: |
FRANKLIN and MONTYON Humanitarian Award Medal |
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Bronze 42mm 1833-DATED BRONZE FRANKLIN - MONTYON FULD FR.M.SO.3 BARRE FECIT |
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NGC MEDAL MS 63 BN |
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Owner Comments
Medal, 1833, Bz, FRANKLIN and MONTYON HUMANITARIAN AWARD MEDAL, FULD FR.M.SO.3, NGC MS63BN, Cert# 2554805-003. Bronze Benjamin Franklin Medal Struck in France, Designed by Jean-Jacques Barre. Issued by the (French) Montyon and Franklin Society. Size: 42mm. Plain edge medal (original, not a restrike) was issued by the "Societe Montyon et Franklin Pour Les Portraits Des Hommes Utiles," which is, roughly translated, the Montyon and Franklin Society for Portraits of Useful Individuals. The obverse has Conjoined busts of Franklin and Montyon facing left, below which is the signature of the famous French engraver, "Barre." This medal was apparently made to award to those who had benefited humanity in some way. Obverse: Conjoined busts of Abbé Montyon, Genius of Benevolence & Benjamin Franklin Benevolence of Genius. Reverse: Association for Propagation of the history of Benefactors of Humanity. Reverse: Les Souscripteurs Accocies Pour Propager L'Histoire des Bienfaiteurs de L' Humanite 1833, in seven lines withing a wreath of two branches of oak, around which, "Societe Montyon et Franklin pour les Portraits des Hommes Utiles"; at bottom, a star. Bibliography: see Blanchet p197, vol. 3; Forrer p131, Vol 1; Collignon1 1079. Medallist: Jacques-Jean BARRE (1793-1855). French medallist, coin and seal engraver. He studied under Tiolier and exhibited at the Salon from 1819. A prolific medallist, he also engraved plates for banknotes. Mint Marks used at the PARIS Mint: Plain Edge: All medals before March 30th 1832 have plain edges. Bronze & Copper are plain edged before 1841.
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William IV, Anti-Slavery Medal, Great Britain 1834 |
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Great Britain Anti Slavery - Issued for U.S. 1834 By Halliday |
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AM I NOT A WOMAN & SISTER BRITISH ANTI SLAVERY MEDAL |
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WM (WM) (1834) GB BHM-1669 AM I NOT A WOMAN & SISTER BHM-1669 WM 41mm |
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NGC MEDAL AU 58 |
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Owner Comments
Medal, 1834, WM, AM I NOT A WOMAN & SISTER, ANTI SLAVERY MEDAL, BRITISH BHM-1669 White Metal, NGC AU58, Cert# 3154049-003. Rare and Important Medal. Obv. kneeling female slave in chains before full figure female figure representing Justice who holds scales. Text around and below “Am I Not A Woman And A Sister/Let Us Break Their Bands Asunder And Cast Away Their Cords. Psalm II: 3.” Reverse center reads “To The Friends Of Justice, Mercy And Freedom.” This is surrounded by a leaf and flower wreath wrapped in a ribbon with the names “Penn/Granville Sharp/Wilburforce/Benezet/Clarkson/Toussant Louverture/Stephen/D. Barclay.” Medallist: Halliday.
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Andrew Jackson, Running Boar, 1834 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States Eastern United States 1834 |
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HARD TIMES TOKENS - RULAU Andrew Jackson Running Boar Hard Times Token |
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Copper Hard Times Token 1834 HT-9 RUNNING BOAR HT-9, DeWitt CE-1834-9 |
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NGC MS 63 BN |
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Medal (Token), 1837, Cu, RUNNING BOAR HARD TIMES TOKEN, HT-9, DeWitt CE-1834-9, NGC MS63, Cert# 548442-003. Obv. a boar running to the left, on its flank MY THIRD HEAT, above MY VICTORY, below DOWN WITH THE BANK, around PERISH CREDIT. PERISH COMMERCE. 1834 below; Rv: Small military bust of Jackson in upper center, MY on his chest, EXPERIMENT MY CURRENCY MY GLORY below, MY SUBSTITUTE FOR THE U.S. BANK around. Attractive. Ex Heritage 1/2014, Lot 10813. History: The 1834 "Running Boar" Hard Times Token.
Political discourse in the early 19th century was far more vitriolic than we have today for which this coin owes its origins. The huge fight between Jackson's Democratic party vs. the Federalists resulted in coins such as this one and in fact formed the root of the Republican party! Few presidential vetoes have caused as much controversy as the one Andrew Jackson sent to Congress on July 10, 1832. The veto of the bill to re-charter the United States Bank was the prelude to a conflict over fiscal policy that continued through Jackson's second term and climaxed during the mid-term elections of 1834. The controversy created the background for the issuance of clothing buttons, ribbons and a great many tokens by the Whig opposition. The first tokens appeared in city elections in New York, then later in state and congressional elections and represent some of the first examples of dirty politicking in America. J. Doyle DeWitt, in American Political Badges and Medals, writes: "Many of the political tokens...bore coarse and critical allusions to Jackson through the device of a hog and legends which continually repeated the word MY." (The Whigs accused Jackson of seeking dictatorial power by taking personal control of government assets.)
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Andrew Jackson, Running Boar, 1834 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States Eastern United States 1834 |
| Design Description: |
HARD TIMES TOKENS - RULAU Running Boar Hard Times Token |
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Copper Hard Times Token 1834 HT-9 RUNNING BOAR HT-9, DeWitt CE-1834-9 |
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NGC AU 58 BN |
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Owner Comments
Medal (Token), 1834, Cu, RUNNING BOAR HARD TIMES TOKEN, HT-9, DeWitt CE-1834-9, NGC AU58, Cert# 3607843-009. Obv. a boar running to the left, on its flank MY THIRD HEAT, above MY VICTORY, below DOWN WITH THE BANK, around PERISH CREDIT. PERISH COMMERCE. 1834 below; Rv: Small military bust of Jackson in upper center, MY on his chest, EXPERIMENT MY CURRENCY MY GLORY below, MY SUBSTITUTE FOR THE U.S. BANK around. Attractive. Ex Heritage 1/2014, Lot 10812. History: The 1834 "Running Boar" Hard Times Token.
Political discourse in the early 19th century was far more vitriolic than we have today for which this coin owes its origins. The huge fight between Jackson's Democratic party vs. the Federalists resulted in coins such as this one and in fact formed the root of the Republican party! Few presidential vetoes have caused as much controversy as the one Andrew Jackson sent to Congress on July 10, 1832. The veto of the bill to re-charter the United States Bank was the prelude to a conflict over fiscal policy that continued through Jackson's second term and climaxed during the mid-term elections of 1834. The controversy created the background for the issuance of clothing buttons, ribbons and a great many tokens by the Whig opposition. The first tokens appeared in city elections in New York, then later in state and congressional elections and represent some of the first examples of dirty politicking in America. J. Doyle DeWitt, in American Political Badges and Medals, writes: "Many of the political tokens...bore coarse and critical allusions to Jackson through the device of a hog and legends which continually repeated the word MY." (The Whigs accused Jackson of seeking dictatorial power by taking personal control of government assets.)
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Andrew Jackson, Running Boar, 1834 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States Eastern United States 1834 |
| Design Description: |
HARD TIMES TOKENS - RULAU Running Boar Hard Times Token |
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Copper 1834 HT-9 RUNNING BOAR HT-9, DeWitt CE-1834-9 |
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NGC AU 58 BN |
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Owner Comments
Medal (Token), 1834, Cu, RUNNING BOAR HARD TIMES TOKEN, HT-9, DeWitt CE-1834-9, NGC AU58, Cert# 3607843-008. Obv. a boar running to the left, on its flank MY THIRD HEAT, above MY VICTORY, below DOWN WITH THE BANK, around PERISH CREDIT. PERISH COMMERCE. 1834 below; Rv: Small military bust of Jackson in upper center, MY on his chest, EXPERIMENT MY CURRENCY MY GLORY below, MY SUBSTITUTE FOR THE U.S. BANK around. Attractive. Ex Heritage 1/2014, Lot 10812. History: The 1834 "Running Boar" Hard Times Token.
Political discourse in the early 19th century was far more vitriolic than we have today for which this coin owes its origins. The huge fight between Jackson's Democratic party vs. the Federalists resulted in coins such as this one and in fact formed the root of the Republican party! Few presidential vetoes have caused as much controversy as the one Andrew Jackson sent to Congress on July 10, 1832. The veto of the bill to re-charter the United States Bank was the prelude to a conflict over fiscal policy that continued through Jackson's second term and climaxed during the mid-term elections of 1834. The controversy created the background for the issuance of clothing buttons, ribbons and a great many tokens by the Whig opposition. The first tokens appeared in city elections in New York, then later in state and congressional elections and represent some of the first examples of dirty politicking in America. J. Doyle DeWitt, in American Political Badges and Medals, writes: "Many of the political tokens...bore coarse and critical allusions to Jackson through the device of a hog and legends which continually repeated the word MY." (The Whigs accused Jackson of seeking dictatorial power by taking personal control of government assets.)
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Washington, General of American Armies (Ex Norweb), 1850 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States Federal 1850-60 |
| Design Description: |
GEORGE WASHINGTON GEN OF AMERICAN ARMIES WASHINGTON, COMDR. EX NORWEB |
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Brass BRASS (C1850-60) B-76C GEN. OF AMERICAN ARMIES Baker B-76C BR 19mm NORWEB COLLECTION |
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NGC MEDAL MS 64 |
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Owner Comments
Medal, 1850 - 60, Brass, GEORGE WASHINGTON GENERAL OF AMERICAN ARMIES, EX NORWEB, Baker B-76C, NGC MS64, Cert# 2230015-015. Obv. George Washington looking left, button down jacket, Born Feb 22, 1732, Died Dec 14, 1799; Rv. 7 lines Inscribed, GEN. OF THE AMERICAN ARMIES 1775. RESIGD.THE COMD. 1783. ELECTED PREST. U.S. 1789. EX NORWEB.
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Queen Victoria & Napoleon III Visit to England 1855 |
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Great Britain London 1855 |
| Design Description: |
Napoleon III England Visit Victoria & Napoleon Portraits |
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WM WM 1855 G.BRIT. BHM-2563 NAPOLEON III ENGLAND VISIT BHM-2563 WM |
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NGC MEDAL MS 62 |
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Owner Comments
Medal, 1855, WM, VISIT OF NAPOLEON III TO ENGLAND, QUEEN VICTORIA, BHM-2563, NGC MS62, Cert# 2609039-011. White Metal Commemoration of Napoleon's Visit to England in 1855, Obv. Busts of Young Victoria and Napoleon III in circle frames, Ornate French and English Designs below, Female Figure above; Rv. Flags and Laurels, The Visit of the Emperor Napoleon III to Queen Vixtoria, April 1855, in legend around. Historical and Attractive Medal.
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Washington, Civic procession (Ex Norweb), 1858 |
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United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1858 |
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GEORGE WASHINGTON PHIL. CIVIC PROCESSION MEDAL WASHINGTON, EAGLE (EX NORWEB) |
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AE MEDAL (C1858) B-160D PHIL. CIVIC PROCESSION Baker B-160D NORWEB COLLECTION |
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NGC MEDAL MS 63 BN |
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Owner Comments
Medal, 1858, AE, GEORGE WASHINGTON PHILADELPHIA CIVI PROCESSION MEDAL, (EX NORWEB), Baker B-160D, NGC MS63BN, Cert# 2230015-008. Oval Vignette with bust of WA looking rt., banners at sides below, Eagle with Wings Spread above, Sun Rays; Rv. 11 Line Inscription, Struck Distributed in Civic Procession Febry 22, 1832, The Centennial Anniversary of the Birth Day of WASHINGTON by the Gold & Silver Artificers of Phila. EX NORWEB COLLECTION.
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Washington, Oath of Allegiance, 1861 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States Philadelphia, PA 1861 |
| Design Description: |
OATH OR ALLEGIANCE CIVIL WAR Washington / Oath of Allegiance |
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AE 31mm 1861 J-CM-2, AE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE Julian CM-2, Baker 279A |
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NGC MS 63 |
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Owner Comments
Medal, 1861, AE, OATH OF ALLEGIANCE MEDAL, WASHINGTON, Julian CM-2, Baker 279A, NGC MS63, Cert# 3720658-001. Size: 30mm. This medal was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1861 after the defection by the New Orleans Mint employees of that year to join with the South during the beginning months of the Civil War. Apparently Mint Director James Pollack believed that taking an oath would dispel and southern sympathizers, and had Paquet engrave the dies with the obverse showing Washington's bust facing right, with the words The Constitution is Sacredly Obligatory on All". On the reverse a laurel wreath surrounds "U. S. Mint. / Oath of Allegiance Taken by the Officers and Workmen / Sept 2, 1861 / Jas. Pollock Dir." Attractive surfaces.
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Lincoln Inauguration Medal 1861 |
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United States U.S. Mint |
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Lincoln Inauguration Medal U.S. Mint |
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Bronze 1861 3 inch medal U.S. Mint |
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MS 66 |
Owner Comments
Medal,1861, Bz. LINCOLN INAUGURATION 3 INCH MEDAL, U.S. MINT. Mint State in Original Mint Box. Obv. portrait of Abraham Lincoln with the inscription "ABRAHAM LINCOLN" centered along the border of the medal; Rv. wreath of oak and laurel within a pearled ring. The inscription "INAUGURATED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 4, 1861. SECOND TERM MARCH 4, 1865. ASSASSINATED APRIL 14, 1865. Within the wreath, a spray of pine and cedar, circled by serpent with its tail in its mouth, the Egyptian symbol of eternity and immortality.
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Lincoln Campaign, 1864 |
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United States Federal, Lincoln Campaign Medal 1864 |
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAMPAIGN NO COMPROMISE WITH ARMED REBELS |
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WM 31mm (1864) CAMPAIGN DEWITT-AL-1864-8, WM ABRAHAM LINCOLN Dewitt-AL-1864-8, WM |
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NGC MS 61 |
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Owner Comments
Medal, 1864, WM, ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, NO COMPROMISE WITH ARMED REBELS, A AFOE TO TRAITORS, United States, Dewitt-AL-1864-8 WM, NGC MS61, Cert# 3706259-006. Listed as Sullivan-Dewitt AL 1864-8, Size: 32mm. This is another great design from the Civil War election of 1864. It depicts "Abr'm Lincoln A Foe to Traitors." The reverse exclaims "No Compromise With Armed Rebels. May The Union Flourish." It was no doubt issued in response to the nomination of McClellan by the Peace Democrats in Chicago. A Wonderful Addition to a Lincoln Medal Historical Collection.
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Washington & Lincoln, (U.S. Mint), 1864 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States Federal 1864-66 |
| Design Description: |
WASHINGTON - LINCOLN SILVER MEDAL Presidential Portraits |
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Silver 19mm (1864--66) J-PR-30,AR WASHINGTON - LINCOLN Julian PR-30, Baker 245A |
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NGC MS 61 |
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Owner Comments
Medal, 1864-66, AR, GEORGE WASHINGTON - ABRAHAM LINCOLN SILVER MEDAL, Julian PR-30, Baker 245A, NGC MS61, Cert# 2578098-002. A simple but elegant silver medal by Paquet, marked with a tiny script "P" on the base of the truncation. Toned grey silver in color with light color tones/accents. Very Attractive, Popular Type and Scarce. Size: 19mm. Made by the U.S. Mint, Fewer than 75 are thought to have survived.
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Napoleon Bonaparte Bz Plaquette in Frame 1870 |
| Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1870 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette in Frame, Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte |
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Bronze 1870 1870 France Bz Plaquette France, Napoleon Bonaparte |
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MS 65 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette - Framed Bz, c. 1870, France, NAPOLEON BONAPARTE BRONZE PORTRAIT PLAQUETTE. Size: 40mm X 44mm Plaquette set in a frame 64mm x 82mm, Frame Almost certainly custom produced at the same time as the plaquette was created. This is a Wonderful Old Antique Original Bronze Plaque of Napoleon Bonaparte, One of the greatest military leaders in history and emperor of France, he conquered much of Europe. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica into a gentry family. Educated at military school, he was rapidly promoted and in 1796, was made commander of the French army in Italy . It is well made and has the profile of Napoleon, he is in the Roman style and modelled on Julius Caesar . Finely detailed, Great Patina. Purchased from Hedley Betts, San Jose, CA.
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