Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Second Republic. Louis Napoléon. President, 1848-1852. Cast PB Medal (33mm, 16.86 g, 12h). Proclamation as President. Dated 20 December 1848. 1ER PRESIDENT DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE 20 DÉCEMBRE 1848, bare head left within wreath / CHARLES LOUIS NAPOLEON BUONOPARTE, fasces at center of crossed cannon, flags, and arms. Collignon, 2e Republique 966. Scratches. VF.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.