Lot n° 635
Estimation :
180 - 220
EUR
FRANCE - WAR 1870 - Exceptional satirical 10-centime NAPOLEO - Lot 635
FRANCE - WAR 1870 - Exceptional satirical 10-centime NAPOLEON III A LA GLOIRE du GENERAL BOULANGER coinage
Obverse: Regravure of the face revealing the general's profile, képi with laurel leaves - Finely sculpted beard and hair; drawn collar - The word emperor has been left, the name BOULANGER replaces NAPOLEON by engraving - The date has also been changed: 1888 - The circumference of the coin and the laurels on the képi have been gilded.
Reverse: Eagle with wings spread atelier W (Lille)
Exceptional engraving work to the glory of the general - This is the first time we've come across this satirical work of exceptional artistic quality.
General BOULANGER: A prestigious military figure, he embodied the hope of revenge against the Prussians the day after the SEDAN disaster - Minister of War in 1886, he was elected deputy in many French constituencies - He was asked to take the Elysée Palace by force, which he refused.
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