Watch List notes:

France, First Empire. Napoléon I Æ Medal. Commemorating orphans of the Légion d'Honneur. Dies by Andrieu and Depaulis; Denon, mintmaster. Dated 1810. NAPOLEON EMP. ET. ROI., laureate head to right; ANDRIEU F. on truncation / Orphan seated to right in front of grave, holding book in lap; above, branch decorated with wreath; in background to right, basked with sewing supplies; ORPHELINES DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR MDCCCX in three lines in exergue, DENON. D. to left, DEPAULIS. F. to right. Bramsen 980. 38.80g, 41mm, 12h.

Near Mint State; small scratch to obv.

The R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Acquired from Phidias (Paris), vente numismatique.