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LOT 3576

France. Second Empire, Napoléon III AE Medal. Dated 1853. Commemorative issue of Construction of the Sarcophagus for Napoléon I in Les Invalides in Paris. Dies by E. A. Oudiné.

NAPOLEON III NAPOLEON I, jugate busts of Napoléon III, oak and laurel wreathed, and Napoléon I, laureate, to right; E•A•OUDINÉ•F• below / LA•FRANCE•ET•NAPOLEON•III•INAUGURENT LE•TOMBEAU•DE•L'EMPEREUR•NAPOLEON•I•MDCCCLIII•, France on the left holding laurel wreath in her hand and Emperor Napoléon III on the right with palm branch in his hand in front of Napoléon's I tomb at Les Invalides; the statue of Napoléon I holding sceptre and globe in the centre; below E.A.OUDINE.F and the River Seine reclining to left. Bramsen 2043. Extremely Fine.(205gr, 76mm, 12h.).

Provenance

From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.

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Construction of the Sarcophagus for Napoléon I

LOT 3576

France. Second Empire, Napoléon III AE Medal.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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