FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I, 1804-1814, 1815. Medal 1811 (Bronze, 67 mm, 151.10 g, 12 h), on the Baptism of the Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte as King of Rome. By J. Andrieu, Paris. BAPTÊME DU ROI DE ROME / M.DCCC.XI. Napoleon, in full regalia, standing to left before throne, holding the infant high over font.
Rev. A L’EMPEREUR / LES BONNES VILLES / DE L’EMPIRE. 49 turreted crowns with city names of 'les bonnes villes'. Bramsen 1125. Julius 2462. Heavy nick and collector's mark (121) on the edge
, otherwise, extremely fine.
From an American collection of World medals, ex Heritage Auctions Europe, 26-29 November 2014, 5777.
The 49 'Good cities' were Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen, Germany), Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Alexandrie (Alessandria, Italy), Amiens, Angers, Anvers (Antwerp, The Netherlands), Besançon, Bordeaux, Bourges, Bréme (Bremen, Germany) Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium) Caen, Clermont, Cologne (Germany), Dijon, Florence (Italy), Gand (Ghent, Belgium), Gênes (Genoa, Italy), Genève (Geneva, Switzerland), Grenoble, Hambourg (Hamburg, Germany), La Rochelle, Liège (Belgium), Lille, Livourne (Livorno, Italy), Lübeck (Germany), Lyon, Marseille, Mayence (Mainz, Germany), Metz, Montauba, Montpellier, Nancy, Nantes, Nice, Orléans, Paris, Parme (Parma, Italy), Plasaince, Reims, Rennes, Rome (Italy), Rouen, Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Strasbourg, Toulouse, Tours, Turin (Italy), and Versailles.
