Numisbalt > Auction 34 | Auction date: 6 April 2024 |
Lot number: 470 Price realized: 145 EUR (Approx. 157 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: France, Premier Empire. Napoleon I. 1804-1814. Medal Encampment at Boulogne and the Planned Invasion of England. By Jeuffroy and Jaley. Denon, director. Dually dated 28 Thermidor L'An 12 and 16 August 1804. HONNEUR LÉGIONAIRE AUX BRAVES DE L'ARMÉE, Napoléon seated right on curule chair set on plinth, two adjutants behind, presenting Legion d'Honneur medals to four soldiers standing left, holding muskets and standard; in exergue, A BOULOUGNE LE XXVIII THERM · AN XII/ XVI AOUT MDCCCIV / Plan of the encampment at Boulogne; below, SERMENT · DE L'ARMÉE · D'ANGLETERRE/ A L'EMPEREUR · NAPOLEON ·; in exergue, labels of the positions: No 1 · CAVALLERIE · 2 · INFANTERIE ·/ 3 · GÉNÉREAUX · 4 · DRAPEAUX · 5 · LE/GIONNAIRES · 6 · GARDE DE L'EM/PER EUR · 7 · MUSICIENE · ETT · BOURS/ 8 · ET · MOR · DS · CS · 9 · ET · MOR · GAL/ 10 · LE TRONE ·. Bronze, 42 mm, 34 g. Bramsen 318. NGC MS 64 BN. Only 2 coins in higher grade. Starting price: 120 EUR |