425, Lot: 750. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. Cast Tin Medal (58mm, 28.42 g, 12h). On the Massacre of St. Barthélemy, June 1848. Dated 1848. Massacre scene: military firing squad about to shoot insurgent with wife and child pleading at side; in foreground, soldier about to stab insurgent; to left one soldier dragging insurgent off; burning buildings in background / la/St Barthélemy/de juin 1848, ou la/terreur blanche./les royalistes se vengent de/la révolution de fevrier;/ils tuent et transportent/les républicains/sans les juger in nine lines; star below; all within ornate border consistin of alternating crossed sabers and skulls-and crossbones flanked by drops. Cf. Collignon 726 (for type). Near EF, some scratches, light oxidation.