Watch List notes:

France, First Empire. Napoléon I AR Octagonal Medal. Commemorating the formation of the Wine Merchants of Paris. Dated 1 January 1811. Dies by Desboufs. NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI, laureate head to right; DESBOUFS F. below neck truncation / COMMERCE DE VIN DE LA VILLE DE PARIS, bunch of grapes within crown of vine leaves; FORMATION DU I JR 1811 in two lines in exergue. Bramsen 1089. 17.19g, 34mm, 12h.

Near Mint State; attractive iridescent old cabinet one. Rare.

From the R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire.;
Ex Auktionen Münzhandlung Sonntag, Auction 30, 4 June 2019, lot 150.