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134 - CONSULATE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
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CONSULATE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE To the citizens of the Gard who died for their country A/ XVIII BRUMAIRE, YEAR VIII Rising Sun R/ TO THE CITIZENS OF THE GARD WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY XXV MESSIDOR, YEAR VIII REP (July 14, MDCCC) FIRST CONSUL BONAPARTE; SECOND AND THIRD CONSULS CAMBACERES AND LEBRUN MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR BONAPARTE; PREFECT OF THE GARD JB DUBOIS Minted in Lyon Wreath of foliage Inscribed edge COM T DES CAVALIERS VOLONT ARMEE DES PYR ORIENT 1794 Beginning of the edge is hammered and illegible Silver 114.80 g 6 cm Henin, in his *Numismatic History of the French Revolution* (1826), notes that a few proofs of this silver medal bear the engraver’s name engraved with a point: Mercié in Lyon Bramsen 57 Henin 923 Very rare silver specimen, bearing the engraver’s signature above the inscription. This signature is absent from the bronze specimens. It is found on only one other specimen Kunker September 29, 2016, lot 4201 (115.03 g) Expert: Florian Bourguet
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