France, Presidency, Medaille Militaire, ‘Presidency' type, eagle resting upon the central medallion, 41 x 27mm., silver and enamel, with ‘swan' stamp mark on suspension ring, with original (fraying) silk ribbon, slight enamel damage to obverse, very fine and rare £300-400

Prince Louis Napoleon’s Presidency of the Second Republic only lasted from December 1851 to December 1852 when he was declared Emperor as Napoleon III.