FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. Satrical Æ Medallet (32mm, 9.22 g, 6h). Napoléon’s Humiliation at Sedan. Dually dated 2 December 1851 and 2 September 1870. EF.Electronic Auction 566 World Medals, Bronze Estimate: $ 100 |
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FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. Satrical Æ Medallet (32mm, 9.22 g, 6h). Napoléon’s Humiliation at Sedan. Dually dated 2 December 1851 and 2 September 1870. NAPOLEON II LE PETIT/ * N’AYANT PAS LE COURAGE DE MOURIR A LAE TÈTE DE MON ARMÉES, JE DEMANDE UNE CACHETTE AU ROI DE PRUSSE, head left, wearing Prussian pickelhaube / · VAMPIRE DE LA FRANCE · PARIS 2 DEC 1851 – SEDAN 2 SEPT 1870, owl standing facing on thunderbolt, wings spread. Collignon, Guerre 38. Red-brown surfaces. EF. |