FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (40.5mm, 36.69 g, 12h). Anniversary of the Battle of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805. By Droz and Jaley. Denon, director. Dually dated 1805 and 1806 (in Roman numerals).

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FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (40.5mm, 36.69 g, 12h). Anniversary of the Battle of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805. By Droz and Jaley. Denon, director. Dually dated 1805 and 1806 (in Roman numerals). NAPOLEON EMP. ET. ROI., laureate head right, M · DCCC · VI · below / BATAILLE D’AUSTERLITZ · II · DEC · M · DCCCV XI · FRIM · AN · XIV ·, imperial scepter with winged thunderbolt. Bramsen 445 var. (obverse die by Droz). Brown surfaces, spots of corrosion. EF.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, 1965.

This medal was part of the pre-war stock of Baldwin’s, and survived the London blitz deep in the cellars of the firm’s offices on the Embankment.

Closing Date and Time: 23 June 2021 at 13:30:20 ET.

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