France, First Republic. Napoléon Bonaparte, as Premier Consul, with Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, as second Consul, Charles-François Lebrun, as third Consul, and Jean-Antoine Chaptal, as Minister of the Interior, AR Medal. Commemorating the preliminaries of peace with Britain. Lyon mint, dually dated year 3 of Bonaparte's consulate and 18 Brumaire L'An 10 = 9 November 1801. Dies by Mercié. A BONAPARTE. PAIX GENERALE. AN III. DE SON CONSULAT., head to left, MERCIE F. LUG on neck truncation; XVIII. BRUM. AN X. CAMBACERES IIe CONSUL LEBRUN IIIe CONSUL. CHAPTAL MINISTRE DE LINTER. in five lines below / IL A CONQUIS LA PAIX: RESTAURÉ LE COMMERCE, L'AGRIC. ET LES ARTS AU NOM DES LYONNOIS RECONNOISSANS. N AJAC, CONSEILER D'ETAT PREFET. in ten lines within wreath. Bramsen 167. 55.62g, 49mm, 12h.
Mint State.
From the R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Ex ANPB Collection of Napoleonic Medals, Numismatica Ars Classica - Numismatica Varesi, Auction 115, 28 May 2019, lot 1306 (old collection ticket included).
Price realized | 600 GBP |
Starting price | 300 GBP |
Estimate | 500 GBP |