84 - FRANCE — Egyptian Campaign and Battle of the Pyramids, 1798, by Antoine Bovy (1795–1877).

FRANCE — Egyptian Campaign and Battle of the Pyramids, 1798, by Antoine Bovy (1795–1877). Obverse: “BONAPARTE, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.” Bust of General Bonaparte in uniform, with long hair, bareheaded, facing right. Signed: A. BOVY. Reverse: “SOLDIERS! FROM THE TOP OF THESE PYRAMIDS / 40 CENTURIES GAZE DOWN UPON US. ,” with the exergue: “NAPOLEON IN EGYPT. / JULY 25, 1798.” Bonaparte on horseback, right arm raised, addressing a group of soldiers on the right; in the background, troops in formation and the pyramids of Giza; signed A. BOVY on the groundline on the left. Material: Bronze. Diameter: 40 mm.