FRANCE - FRANCE Second Empire / Napoleon III (1852-1870). Gold medal, visit of the Empress to Amiens during the cholera epidemic on 4 July, by Dantzell, Frappe spéciale (SP) 1866-1867, Paris. Av. A S. M. THE EMPRESS EUGENIE - THE CITY OF AMIENS GRATEFUL. Bust diademed left of the Empress; below signature DANTZELL F. Rv. CHOLERA EPIDEMIC OF 1866. VISIT OF 4 JULY. The Empress standing at the bedside of a patient, surrounded by the wife and a nurse; below shield of the city on laurel and olive branches and signature DANTZELL - F-1867. Divo 524 = this specimen quoted - Ess.1781 (Ag and Br); Gold - 272.35 g - 69 mm - 12 h Top Pop: the only graded example! From the sale Leu 14, Monnaies et médailles napoléoniennes, 15 October 1975, Zurich, No. 562 with cover (with deferred price CHF 4500). PCGS SP64 (55936648). Hallmarks (bee) GOLD. Mirror strike with satin-finish relief. Minor bumps on the listels. Only a few fingerprints and micro-scratches in the fields. Superb to Fleur de coin.