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France - 1804

Le couronnement - 2nd

Obverse:

Middle period portrait, somewhat crude, facing right, laureated.

Legend:

NAPOLEON EMPEREUR

Size:

25 mm.

Reverse:

Two cornucopia crossed in front of an olive tree.

Legend:

FRIEDE UND GLÜK (PEACE AND LUCK)

Exergue:

IETTON

The second example onsite. Like the other, this was cheap, about $4 twenty plus years ago.

Edwards - 49

Plate IV. No. 1

2nd December, 1804.

Jetton.

Napoleon.

R. Peace and happiness.

NAPOLEON EMPEREUR. Laureated head, to the right.

R. FRIEDE UND GLÜK [Glueck] (Peace and happiness.) Two horns of plenty, crosswise, mantle, and between them an olive branch. Exergue: IETTON [25"]

Inedited. Cabinet of Madame Sœhnée.

This and the following jettons as far as No. 5, were struck in Germany, at the epoch of Napoleon's coronation.

Bramsen - 342
Le couronnement.

NAPOLEON EMPEREUR. Tête laurée, à droite.

Rev: FRIEDE UND GLÜK (!). Cornes d'abondance en sautoir, et au milieu une branche d'olivier.

Exergue: IETTON (!).

Jeton 25 mm. - T. N. 4, 1.