France, First Empire. Napoléon I Æ Medal. Commemorating the Conquest of Silesia (Poland). 1807. Dies by Andrieu; Denon, mintmaster. NAPOLEON EMP. ET. ROI., laureate head to right, ANDRIEU F. on truncation / Victory seated to left, engraving tablet with sword, while Pax stands to left in the background, looking over her shoulder; column composed of seven crowns engraved GLATZ, KOSEL, NEISSE, SCWEIDNITZ, BRIEG, BRESLAW, and GLOGAW to left, crown engraved SILVERBERG at feet, CONQUÊTE DE LA SILESIE MDCCCVII. in two lines in exergue. Bramsen 635. 35.44g, 40mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine; some slight encrustation.
The R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Acquired from Phidias (Paris), vente numismatique.