France, Kingdom (restored), temp. Louis Philippe I. Napoléon I Æ Medal. Commemorating Napoléon's funeral. Dually dated 10 June and 15 December 1840. Dies by Montagny. Passage of the procession with the funeral chariot along the Champs Élysées; MONTAGNY F. on ground line, FUNERAILLES DE L'EMPEREUR 15 D.BRE. 1840. in two lines in exergue / EN EXÉCUTION DE LA LOI DU 10 JUIN 1840 LE PRINCE DE JOINVILLE RAMÈNE EN FRANCE, DE L'ILE STE. HÉLÈNE, LES RESTES MORTELS DE L'EMPEREUR NAPOLEON in nine lines. Collignon 1208. 101.93g, 57mm, 12h.
Mint State. Edge stamped with hand and CUIVRE. Very Rare.
From the R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Acquired from Phidias (Paris), vente numismatique.