FRANCE, First Republic. Directory. 1795-1799. Gilt Æ Medal (56mm, 71.20 g, 12h). The Treaty of Campo Formio. By B. Duvivier. Dated L'An 6 (AD 1797). BONAPARTE GENAL. EN CHEF DE L'ARMEE FRANCSE. EN ITALIE, uniformed bust of Napoleon right; B. DUVIVIER F. on truncation of arm; OFFERT A L'INSTITUT NATION./PAR B. DUVIVIER/A PARIS in three lines in exergue / LES SCIENCES ET LES ARTS RECONNAISSANTS, Napoleon, holding olive branch aloft, left on horse being led by Prudentia, holding serpent-entwined mirror, and Minerva, holding reins; above, Victory flying right, holding wreath aloft and statuette of Apollo Belvedere; fortress in background with banner flying; B. DUV below; PAIX SIGNÉE/L'AN 6. REP. FR. in two lines in exergue. Hennin 811 (issue in silver); Schulman, Pax 674. Some hairlines and scratches. EF.
From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan K. Kern, 17 August 2006.