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985515. Sold For $395

FRANCE, Premier République. Consulat. Napoléon Bonaparte. Premier Consul, 1799-1804. Æ Medal (41mm, 36.60 g, 12h). Breaking of the Treaty of Amiens and the Occupation of Hannover. By Jeuffroy. Denon, director. Triply dated May 1803, June 1803, and L’An 4 de Bonaparte. LE TRAITÉ D’AMIENS ROMPU PAR L’ANGLETERE EN MAI DE L’AN 1803, lion devouring treaty left; DENON DIREXIT/ JEUFFROY FECIT in exergue / L’HANOVRE OCCUPÉ PAR L’ARMÉE FRANÇAISE EN JUIN DE L’AN 1803, Victory riding right on galloping horse held by the neck, holding wreath in outstretched right hand; FRAPPÉE AVEC L’ARGENT DES MINE D’HANOVRE L’AN 4 DE BONAPARTE. Bramsen 271; Julius 1166. Choice EF.


The Peace of Amiens, signed on 25 March 1802, ended the War of the Second Coalition and initiated the only period of peace between Britain and France from the outbreak of hostilities in 1793 to the ultimate defeat of Napoléon in 1815. The peace was not to last. As a result of continued antagonism by Napoléon and by British refusal to implement the terms of the treaty, the conflict was reigned in May 1803.