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Ref: 7015 |
France,
Napoleon’s Escape from Elba and Return to Power 1815, bronze medal by Andrieu & Brenet
Rev:
a crowned imperial eagle in flight from the island of Elba, carrying the cross
of the Legion d’honneur Condition:
Extremely fine or nearly so; Diameter 40mm References:
Bramsen 1591 Notes:
Having been advised of the difficulties facing the government of the Fisrt Restoration, Napoleon saw his chance. He escaped
Elba, landing at Golfe-Juan on 1st March
1815 with some thousand men. Soldiers flocked to him as he headed towards
Paris – and so began the period known as “The Hundred Days”, ending at
Waterloo.
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