Coins, Historical Medals & Paper Money

FRANCE, Death of the Duc de Berry, 1820, a copper medal by J.-P. de Puymarin, 41mm; Universal Exposition, Paris, 1878, a bronze medal by E.A. Oudiné and A. Dubois, 51mm; Récompense de Tir, 1889, a silver medal by L.-O. Roty, 50mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.94; Coll. R. Marx 22; cf. DNW 66, 1364); Jules Méline, 1892, a bronze medal by H. Ponscarme, 68mm (PBE 752; CGMP p.319; Coll. R. Marx 210); together with other European base metal medals (3) [7]. First two extremely fine, third good very fine but bright from cleaning, others very fine and better £100-150

Provenance: M. Longfield Collection