FRANCE - FRANCE Second Empire / Napoleon III (1852-1870). Medal, Empress Eugenie's charities for orphans, by A. Bovy and A. Dubois, Special strike (SP) 1867, Paris. Av. EUGENIE - IMPERATRICE. Nude head on the left, hair in a plaited bun; below signed A. BOVY AFTER J. PEYRE. Rv. The empress seated left, crowned, with a mantle of bees on her legs, receiving orphans with various tools, compasses or hammer for the boys, distaff and spool of thread for the girls, the last with a funeral urn. Behind, an anvil and a blast furnace; in the exergue (date) and signature ALPHÉE DUBOIS Ft. Divo 551; Silver - 49.01 g - 46 mm - 12 h This is the second highest grade! PCGS SP62 (55936977). Hallmarks (bee) SILVER. Special striking with mirror fields and matt relief. Only tiny scratches in the fields and finger marks. Nice iridescent reflections on the right. Almost corner flower.