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Ref: 6706

France, Napoleon III, Gironde Horticultural Society, bronze prize medal awarded 1858, by H de Longeuil, in case of issue

 

 

Obv: bust of Napoleon III

 

Rev: engraved in field A Mr MURPHY CH. FRAISES 10 JUIN 1858 within floral wreath, SOCIÉTÉ D’HORTICULTURE DE LA GIRONDE around

 

 

Condition: Good very fine or better; Diameter: 57mm

 

Reference: -

 

Notes: the recipient’s Irish surname is interesting – perhaps a result of the Irish diaspora into France and Spain after various historical Irish uprisings.

 

 

Price: £85

France, Napoleon III, Gironde Horticultural Society, bronze prize medal awarded 1858France, Napoleon III, Gironde Horticultural Society, bronze prize medal awarded 1858
France, Napoleon III, Gironde Horticultural Society, bronze prize medal awarded 1858

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