423, Lot: 513. Estimate $150. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. Cast Tin Medal (71mm, 95.80 g, 12h). On the Referendum Fixing the End of the Deuxième République, 21-22 November 1852. Dated 1852. Large tombstone, surmounted by cross and with figures on each side, each holding inverted torch, inscribed . R . F . in cornice; on face, skull-and-crossbones surrounded by EGALITÉ to left, FRATERNITÉ to right, and LIBERTÉ below; base decorated with Liberty Cap flanked by compasses; 21, 22 9dre 1852 in exergue / Eight-line legend citing the demise of the Republic. See http://parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/oeuvres/medaille-en-reaction-au-referendum-mettant-fin-a-la-deuxieme-republique-21#infos-principales (for another example). EF, some die breaks and casting flaws.

Purchased from Maison Palombo, 12 June 2000.