FRANCE: Commemorative Medals, AE medal, 1833, Collignon-1079, 42mm, bronze medal by Barré commemorating Baron Antoine de Montyon and Benjamin Franklin and the Société Montyon et Franklin; Jugate busts of Benjamin Franklin and Baron de Montyon left; to left, FRANKLIN / BIENFAISANCE DE GENIE; to right, MONTYON / GENIE DE LA BIENFAISANCE / SOCIÉTÉ MONTYON ET FRANKLIN POUR LES PORTRAITS DES HOMMES UTILES, LES / SOUSCRIPTEURS / ASSOCIÉS POUR / PROPAGER L'HISTOIRE / DES BIENFAITEURS / DE L'HUMANITÉ / 1833, a wonderful chocolate brown lustrous example! NGC graded MS64 BN. The present medal was struck for the promotion of a two-volume set of illustrated biographical texts issued by the Société Montyon et Franklin, titled Potraits et histoire des hommes utiles, which was published in 1833. Only 1 medal graded higher by NGC.
Estimate: 100-150 USD