COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, FRANCE, Napoleon I (1804-1814, 1815), The Monument to General Desaix, Silver Medals (2) and Copper Medals (6), by Droz, Brenet and Denon, laureate head left, rev the memorial, 26.5mm (Br 426; Julius 1398; d’E 1077). Generally extremely fine or nearly so. (8) The first stone of the Monument was laid on Mount St Bernard on the 14 June, the anniversary of the battle of Marengo and of the death of the General Desaix. £150-200
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