France, First Empire. Napoléon I Æ Medal. Commemorating the orphans of the Légion d'Honneur. Dated 1810. Dies by Andrieu and Depaulis; Denon, mintmaster. NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI., laureate head to right; ANDRIEU F. on neck truncation / Orphan seated to right in front of grave, holding book in lap, branch decorated with wreath above, basket with sewing supplies to right; ORPHELINES DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR MDCCCX in three lines in exergue, DENON. D. to left, DEPAULIS. F. to right. Bramsen 980. 36.32g, 40mm, 12h.
Fleur De Coin; beautiful romanticising imagery on reverse.
From the R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 103, 14 September 2016, lot 1121 (part of).