FRANCE: AE medal, 1838, 51mm, bronze medal by E. Rogat for François-André Isambert, a founder of the French Society for the Abolition of Slavery (Société française pour l 'abolition de l 'esclavage); F. A. ISAMBERT ANen AVOCAT CONler - A LA COUR DE CASSATION DÉPUTÉ, around his portrait, signature ÉMILE ROGAT 1838 below // A / LEUR DEFENDEUR / LES NÈGRES / ET / LES MULATRES / RECONNAISSANTS / 1838 / NIL ACTUM / REPUTANS / SI QUID SUPERESSET / AGENDUM, all within palm and oak wreath, chocolate-brown lustrous surfaces, AU. François-André Isambert (1792–1857) was a French lawyer, historian, and politician. Isambert campaigned and worked for the abolition of slavery in the French colonies (Martinique, Guadeloupe, Reunion and French Guyana).
Estimate: 400-600 USD