FRANCE Award Medal 1859 Napoleon III. Presentation to the Mayor of Bordeaux for a Livestock competition. AU

1859, France, Emperor Napoleon III. Livestock competition in Bordeaux. Silver Award Medal.

Mint Year: 1859
Mint Place: Paris
Medallist: Armand Auguste Caqué (Engraver to the Imperial Cabinet, 1853-1868)
Denomination: Award Medal for Agriculture - Presentation to the Mayor of Bordeaux for a Livestock competition in his City.
Condition: Lightly wiped in the past, minor deposits remaining, otherwise a nice AU with attractive details!
Material: Silver
Weight: 65.55gm
Diameter: 51mm


Obverse: Bare bust of Napoleon III left. Medallist´s signature ("CAQUE F. ") below.
Legend: NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR

Reverse: Central medallion with description of the event, recipient and date within wreath of agricultural products. Legend around.
Legend (inside medallion): CONCOURS D'ANIMAUX DE BOUCHERIE A BOURDEAUX * / A Mr. LE MAIRE DE BORDEAUX / 1859
Legend: * MINISTERE DE L'AGRICULTURE DU COMMERCE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS



Napoleon III (or Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (1808–73) Emperor of the French (1852–70).



Armand Auguste Caqué, Medallist. Born in Saintes. Studied under Gayrard. Assistant engraver at the Hague mint from 1817-1818. Employed from 1853 to 1868 as Engraver to the Imperial Cabinet under Napoleon III.

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