FRANCE, Revolution of 1848. CU Medal (25mm, 4.68 g, 12h). Demonstration of 15 May. Dated 15 May 1848. REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, Liberty standing left, holding scales and holding liberty cap on pole; cannonballs on ground to left, anchor and sword on ground to right; 1848 in exergue / ENVAHISSMENT DE LA CHAMBRE 15 MAI 1848, ET DE/ L'HOTEL/ DE VILLE; liebrty cap above, crossed daggers below. Collignon, 2e Republique 369. Lustrous red surfaces. EF.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.