Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals and Banknotes

Code Civil, 1804, a bronze medal by N.G.A. Brenet, statue of Napoleon, reverse Minerva, 41mm (Br. 291; BDM I, 274); together with Inauguration of the Legion d’Honneur, 1804, a bronze medal by L. Jaley, 40mm (Br. 310; BDM III, 54); Boulogne Camp and the Distribution of Legion d’Honneur Insignia, 1804, a bronze medal by R.V. Jeuffroy and L. Jaley, 40mm (Br. 318; BDM II, 73) [3]. Second very fine, others about extremely fine and better (£45-60)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector.

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In 1803-5 Napoleon gathered an army near Boulogne to launch his intended invasion of England, which never materialized. The first distribution of Legion d’Honneur insignia, by Napoleon, took place at Boulogne Camp on 16 August 1804