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378 - VISIT BY THE RUSSIAN MONARCHS TO FRANCE.
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Estimate €150

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VISIT BY THE RUSSIAN MONARCHS TO FRANCE. Rare table medal, silver-plated bronze, 70 mm, 140 grams, by Daniel Dupuis. INAUGURATION OF THE ALEXANDER III BRIDGE in Paris 1900 - Peace on a cloud, left arm outstretched towards the radiant bust of Alexander III; on the right, France and Russia holding hands, with a view of the bridge in the background. - On the exergue, inscriptions in four lines: On the historic riverbank before descending / if your generous heart responds to French hearts / earn it with dignity, dream before this bridge / France dedicates it to your father Alexander. Reverse: The Seine, depicted lying down on the left, pours forth her urn; to her right, a cherub holds a banner bearing the inscription: “On 7 October 1896, His Majesty NICHOLAS II, Emperor of All Russia, Her Majesty Alexandra Feodorovna, and Félix Faure, President of the French Republic, laid the foundation stone of the Alexandre III Bridge in Paris. Méline was President of the Council, Henry Boucher Minister for Trade, and Alfred Picard Commissioner-General of the 1900 Universal Exhibition”.

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About the sale SALE OF COINS, BANKNOTES, MEDALS, CIVILIAN AND MILITARY HEADGEAR, INSIGNIA AND DECORATIONS – lots 300 to 598 Followed by OLD PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTCARDS, DOCUMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS – Lots 599 to 862

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Auction time 10/20/2026 at 2:00 PM

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378 - VISIT BY THE RUSSIAN MONARCHS TO FRANCE. See original version (French)

378 - VISIT BY THE RUSSIAN MONARCHS TO FRANCE.
See original version (French)