France, First Empire. Napoléon I Æ Medal. Commemorating the annexation of Etruria to France. Dated 1808. Dies by Andrieu and Brenet; Denon, mintmaster. NAPOLEON EMP. ET. ROI., laureate head to right; ANDRIEU F. on neck truncation / Etruria standing to right, presenting attributes of science and art to Napoléon, standing to left, holding long sceptre; BRENET F. to lower left, DENON D. to lower right, REUNION DE L'ETRURIE A LA FRANCE MDCCCVIII. in three lines in exergue. Bramsen 721. 38.37g, 40mm, 12h.
Mint State.
From the R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Acquired from Phidias (Paris), vente numismatique.