France, Siege of Paris, 1871, a bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, standing figure of Paris, cannon at feet, indicating to a balloon in the sky, rev. EMPLOI DES AÉROSTATS POUR LA DÉFENSE DE PARIS within wreath, 76mm (PBE 45; Malpas 97; Coll. R. Marx 181; BDM I, 402; cf. DNW 53, 1154). Good very fine; in contemporary red case (£50-70)