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2032 - WAR OF 1870 - COMBATS OF ORLEANS - Commemorative medal "Fren…
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Estimate €30
Description
WAR OF 1870 - COMBATS OF ORLEANS - Commemorative medal "French Republic". Head of the Republic after Dupré, profile to the left wearing the Phrygian cap, 2 hands joined below the neck - on the reverse, 12 lines of text under a cannon: "Combat d'Orléans le 11 octobre 1870. The French army made up of 5,000 men from the Légion Étrangère, Zouaves pontificaux, Nièvre mobile units and chasseurs à pied stopped the Bavarian army of 45,000 fighters and 100 cannons for one day - on the exergue civic crown. Red copper 47.5 mm - 41.65 grams - TTB note: not listed in the 2 works by Lienhardt & Alvarez.
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About the sale SALE CHRONO history and numismatics, MEDALS, JETONS and CURRENCIES ORLEANS and LOIRET & bordering + miscellaneous.
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Auction time 06/26/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 87494678
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