France, First Empire. Napoléon I AR Medal. Bearing the name of the Imprimerie Impériale. Dated 24 March 1809. Dies by Andrieu. NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI., laureate head to right; ANDRIEU F. below neck truncation / JMPRIMERIE IMPÉRIALE. DÉCRET DU XXIV. MARS M. DCCC. IX. in four lines within wreath composed of olive branch on left and oak branch on right. Bramsen 840. 16.59g, 32mm, 12h.
Fleur De Coin. Rare.
From the R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Ex WAG Online oHG, Auction 82, 14 January 2018, lot 176.