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Description
FRANCE
NAPOLEON III
Medal
Obverse: NAPOLEON III EMPEROR
H PONSCARME F
Laureate head of Napoleon facing left
Reverse: UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION OF MDCCCLXVII IN PARIS
HIS EXCELLENCY M BAROCHE FOR SERVICES RENDERED
H PONSCARME
Two cherubs holding a cartouche
Engraver: Hubert Ponscarme
Smooth edge
Bee hallmark
1867
Gold
229.40 g
69 mm
Medal strike
Trace of rust on the edge
DIVO Medals of Napoleon III 539
COLLIGNON The French Medal in the 19th Century and its History 1912 (bronze version)
In a vintage Emile Bourgey envelope
See original version (French)
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