Watch List notes:

France, First Empire. Napoléon I Æ Medal. Commemorating the formation of the Banque de France. Dated 1809. Dies by Droz. NAPOLEON EMPEREUR ET ROI., laureate head to right; J. P. DROZ FECIT AN 1809 in two lines below truncation / Female figure, seated on throne to left, hands medal to old man standing to right, whom Mercury, standing facing between and holding caduceus, presents to her; dog at feet to left, barrels and sacks with coins spilling out at feet to right; J. P. DROZ. F. to left on ground line. Bramsen 918. 168.71g, 68mm, 12h.

Near Mint State; minor rim contact marks.

From the R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Ex Heritage World Coin Auctions, NYINC Signature Sale 3063, 16 January 2018, lot 34275.