FRANCE, First Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (41mm, 34.69 g, 12h). Encampment at Boulogne and the Planned Invasion of England. By Jeuffroy and Jaley. Denon, director. Dually dated 28 Thermidor L’An 12 and 16 August 1804.

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World Medals, Bronze

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FRANCE, First Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (41mm, 34.69 g, 12h). Encampment at Boulogne and the Planned Invasion of England. By Jeuffroy and Jaley. Denon, director. Dually dated 28 Thermidor L’An 12 and 16 August 1804. HONNEUR LÉGIONAIRE AUX BRAVES DE L’ARMÉE, Napoléon seated right on curule chair set on plinth, two adjutants behind, presenting Legion d’Honneur medals to four soldiers standing left, holding muskets and standard; in exergue, A BOULOUGNE LE XXVIII THERM · AN XII/ XVI AOUT MDCCCIV / Plan of the encampment at Boulogne; below, SERMENT · DE L’ARMÉE · D’ANGLETERRE/ A L’EMPEREUR · NAPOLEON ·; in exergue, labels of the positions: No 1 · CAVALLERIE · 2 · INFANTERIE ·/ 3 · GÉNÉREAUX · 4 · DRAPEAUX · 5 · LE/GIONNAIRES · 6 · GARDE DE L’EM/PER EUR · 7 · MUSICIENE · ETT · BOURS/ 8 · ET · MOR · DS · CS · 9 · ET · MOR · GAL/ 10 · LE TRONE ·. Bramsen 318. Brown surfaces, minor rim nicks. EF.

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


Closing Date and Time: 18 August 2021 at 13:06:20 ET.

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