FRANCE, Reconstrucción de la Place Bellecour à Lyon, AN VIII [1800], a copper medal by J.M. Chavanne, bust of Napoléon left in military attire, rev. legend in eight lines within wreath, 43mm, 45.60g (Bramsen 59; Slg. Julius 832; cf. Künker e77, 2791; cf. SJA 19, 1044). Very fine £30-£40

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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bt H.D. Rauch, July 2004

Following his victory at the battle of Marengo, Napoléon laid the foundation stone for new buildings at Place Bellecour on 21 June 1800, work that was completed in 1806.