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Auction XXIV  28 Mar 2022
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Lot 1874

Estimate: 150 GBP
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France, First Empire. Napoléon I Æ Medal. Commemorating the capture of Vilnius. Dated 28 June 1812. Dies by Andrieu; Denon, mintmaster. NAPOLEON EMP. ET. ROI., laureate head to right; ANDRIEU F. on neck truncation / Napoléon standing to left, receiving sword and shield from Polish soldiers standing to right; DENON DIR. to outer left, ANDRIEU F. to outer right; PRISE DE WILNA XXVIII. JUIN MDCCCXII. in two lines in exergue. Bramsen 1156. 39.07g, 41mm, 12h.

Mint State; wonderfully detailed reverse.

From the R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Acquired from Phidias (Paris), vente numismatique.
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