FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III, with Eugenie and Louis-Napoléon. 1852-1870. Æ Medal (31mm, 8.80 g, 12h). Demolition of the Croix-Rousse Wall in Lyon. Dated 20 February 1865.

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FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III, with Eugenie and Louis-Napoléon. 1852-1870. Æ Medal (31mm, 8.80 g, 12h). Demolition of the Croix-Rousse Wall in Lyon. Dated 20 February 1865. Three medallions depicting a laureate head of Napoléon III with the legend NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, a head of Louis-Napoléon with the legend S A LE PRINCE IMPERIAL, and a head of Eugenie with the legend EUGENIE IMPERATRICE; all intermingled with oak and laurel leaves / LYON/ DÉMOLITION DU MUR D’ENGEINTE/ DE LA CROIX ROUSSE/ AFFRANCHISSEMENT/ DES PONTS DE LA SAÔNE/ LETTRE IMPÉRIALE/ DU 20 FEVRIER/ 1865. Divo –; Collignon –. Red-brown surfaces with hints of iridescence. EF.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from Maison Platt, August 1963.


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