FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. Æ Medal (60mm, 108.75 g, 12h). Exposition Universelle 1855. Paris mint. By Barré. Dated 1855. NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, head right / Crowned, collared, and mantled coat-of-arms over crossed scepters; all within wreath with ribbon inscribed EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIE BEAUX-ARTS PARIS 1855; coats-of-arms around border. Edge: hand and CUIVRE. Collignon 1673. Brown surfaces, some marks and scratches. EF.
From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.