| Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 292 | Auction date: 6 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 121 Price realized: 190 GBP (Approx. 242 USD / 222 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals Droz, Jean-Pierre (Swiss, 1746-1823); b. La Chaux-de-Fonds, moved to France 1764, then England 1787, back to France 1791 FRANCE, Banque de France, 1809, a copper medal by J.-P. Droz, laureate bust of Napoléon right, rev. female seated left, handing a medal to a man standing right, dog at his feet, standing figure of Mercury at centre, sacks of coins spilling from a barrel below, 68mm, 155.08g (Bramsen 918; CGMP p.68 for rev.; BDM I, 625; Slg. Julius 2212; cf. WAG e83, 215). Small reverse rim bruise at 3 o'clock, otherwise about extremely fine £100-£150 --- The Banque de France had been founded in 1800 and occupied several buildings in Paris between then and 1811. |  |
