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EUROPEAN COINS AND MEDALS. FRANCE. Consulate, Bonaparte “First Consul,” 1799–1804. Silver medal (32.15 g). 1802 (Year IV), by B. Andrieu. Commemorating the introduction of public education. Bust of Napoleon facing right; below the neckline, the signature / a youth in ancient garb seated facing left on a pedestal, studying a scroll with Greek characters; at his feet, a container with three additional scrolls; to the left of it, a palm branch; above, a star; in the lower section, three lines of text. Smooth edge. Approx. 40 mm. Bramsen 214. Zeitz 25 (listed there in bronze) Julius Collection 1085. R! Rare in silver! Nearly excellent. Provenance: Ex. Meister & Sonntag A17 (2013), Lot 451.