FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (41mm, 37.67 g, 12h). Entry of Napoléon into Moscow. By Andrieu and Brenet. Denon, director. Dated 14 September 1812 (in Roman numerals). NAPOLEON EMP. ET. ROI., laureate head right / ENTRÉE A MOSCOU, view of the Kremlin; in exergue, XIV. SEPTEMBRE/ MDCCCXII. Bramsen 1164. Brown surfaces, small flaw in reverse field, minor verdigris. EF. A popular type.
From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.