Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

France, Siege of Paris, 1870-1, Le Comité des Ambulances, a silver-gilt award medal by Guerchet, medical orderlies help wounded soldier at the barricades, rev. legend, named (Gegg-Markheim, Alfred John Henry), 38mm; Ambulances de la Presse, a copper award medal by Guerchet, similar, 37mm; together with tokens (2), one advertising a cure for syphilis, the other a brothel [4]. Very fine and better; first in original red fitted case (£70-90)

First only illustrated