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May 2023 World CCO Auction 16-19 May 2023
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FRANCE. France - Russia. Napoleon I/Crossing the Volga River Bronze Medal, 1812. Paris Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-64.
Bramsen-1166. Obverse: Head of Napoleon I right, wearing laureate crown; Reverse: Personification of the Volga river rising onto the shore, fleeing the advancing French Eagle; sturgeon within water. A most striking and phenomenal medal, this piece commemorates Napoleon's advance into Russia and features a phenomenally artful medal design. The surfaces escape any perturbation, and the glossy and brassy sheen retains its appeal. An example that is certain to be much demanded by any specialist in the series.
Estimate: $300 - $500
Bramsen-1166. Obverse: Head of Napoleon I right, wearing laureate crown; Reverse: Personification of the Volga river rising onto the shore, fleeing the advancing French Eagle; sturgeon within water. A most striking and phenomenal medal, this piece commemorates Napoleon's advance into Russia and features a phenomenally artful medal design. The surfaces escape any perturbation, and the glossy and brassy sheen retains its appeal. An example that is certain to be much demanded by any specialist in the series.
Estimate: $300 - $500