Lot no. 1205
FRANCE - FRANCE
Second Empire / Napoleon III (1852-1870). Médaille d'Or, reconnaissance de la ville de Sèvres au Capitaine Lauvergnat, commandant des pompiers, by Caqué, Frappe spéciale (SP) 1870, Paris.
Av. NAPOLEON III - EMPEROR. Head laurel left; below signature CAQUE F.
Rv. Crown formed of two laurel branches with engraved attribution in the centre.
Coll - ; Gold - 26,06 g - 37 mm - 12 h
Top Pop: the only one engraved! Attribution engraved on reverse: AU / CAPITAINE LAUVERGNAT / COMMANDANT DES POMPIERS / LA VILLE DE SÈVRES / RECONNAISSANTE / 1870.
PCGS SP61 (50331384).
Special strike (SP). With (bee) GOLD hallmarks on the edge. Minimal scratches in the fields. Superb to corner flower.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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