FRANCE, First Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (25mm, 9.57 g, 12h). Retour des cendres. By Caunois. Dated 1840. NAPOLEON EMPEREUR ET ROI, laureate head left / IL FUT GRAND COMME LA MONDE, the tomb of Napoléon, set with crown, sword, and scepter; in exergue, ARRIVE A PARIS/ 1840. Bramsen 1984; Collignon 1214. Brown surfaces. EF.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from Baldwin's.