Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856-1879), his Majority celebrated, copper medal, 1874, by A. Merley, bust l., with a hint of a moustache, NAPOLEON NÉ A PARIS LE 16 MARS 1856, rev. 16 MARS 1874, additional engraved legend, TUÉ PAR LES ZOULOUS LE 1ER JUIN 1879, 45.5mm. extremely fine
A fête to celebrate his Majority, attended by some 7000 Bonapartist supporters, was held at Camden Place, Chislehurst. See also note to previous lot.
The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa (80-120 GBP)