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France - 1842

Louis Philippe I

Obverse:

Bust, left.

Legend:

LOUIS PHILLIPE I ROI DES FRANCAISE

Exergue:

BARRE

Size:

27 mm.

Reverse:

A mounted horseman, presumably the Royal Prince, sword drawn facing right.

Legend:

L'ARMÉE AU DUC D'ORLÉANS PRINCE ROYAL

Exergue:

M.DCCC.XLII

Vern's Comments:

This medal clearly pre-dates the Royal Prince's death which also occurred in 1842. It's insteresting in that each side features a different person.

I know there must exist decent numismatic references for the post-Napoleonic era but I collect so little from the period I have never bothered to seek them out. There is a period from the death of Napoleon I to the death of Wellington that I include in this observation.

Louis Philippe I