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2257 - SILVER - RARISSIVE 2nd EMPIRE VISIT MEDAL, IMPERIAL COUPLE 1…
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Estimate €500
Description
SILVER - RARISSIVE 2nd EMPIRE VISIT MEDAL, IMPERIAL COUPLE 1868 in ORLEANS - Adjoining busts of the Empress Eugenie wearing diadem and the Emperor Napoleon III with laurel head - Very unusual work by the sculptor CAQUE F. "engraver to H.M. the Emperor". The Emperor" - Reverse, text 13 lines: "Emperor Napoleon III, Empress Eugenie honour the city of Orléans with their visit, distribute the awards at the regional agricultural competition X May MDCCC LXVIII / M. Dureau prefect of the Loiret - VIGNAT mayor of Orléans -COTELLE de NAZON, MACHARD, GRAMMONT deputies ". weight 62,44 grammes - 51 mm - silver and bee hallmark on the edge. RARE ETAT SUP + burnished blank (mirror blank) in its original wood-velvet case.
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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: 87494884
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