FRANCE - 2nd EMPIRE - BAPTISM MEDAL of the son of Emperor NAPOLEON III and EUGENIE DE MONTIJO- high relief bust of the baby, profile to the right legend *NAPOLEON EUGENE LOUIS JEAN JOSEPH NE A PARIS le 16 mars 1856 - reverse: BAPTISE EN L'EGLISE N.D. DE PARIS LE 14 JUIN 1856 - in the center, a baptistery on which a register has been placed reading "SAINTETETE PIE IX / SA MAJESTE LA REINE DE SUEDE (parrain et marraine de l'enfant) - Pewter 50 mm - 59,23 gr - medal engraved by Labouche, Massonnet éditeur - TTB with marks on the edge - rare, in its original wood and velvet box, in the shape

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