FRANCE, First Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (41mm, 33.99 g, 12h). Marriage of Stéphanie de Beauharnais to Karl, Grand Duke of Baden. By Droz and Andrieu. Dated 1806 (in Roman numerals). NAPOLEON EMP. ET. ROI., laureate head right / Stephanie, standing right, and Karl, standing left, clasping hands; radiant N above; to left, STÉPHANIE NAPOLÉON, to right, C. F. LOUIS DE BADE; in exergue, ALLIANCE/ MDCCCCVI. Bramsen 522. Brown surfaces, minor marks. EF.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.