Medal 1802 Reunion of Piedmont to France. D/ NA...

Medal 1802 Reunion of Piedmont to France. D/ NAPOLEON BONAPARTE PRIMUS CONS. REIP. GALL. Laureate head left. Under: LAVY- R/ SUBALPINIS IMPERIO GALLORUM SOCIATIS In field in wreath of oak branches: VOTA PUBLICA Exergo: ATHENAEUM ET ACADEMIA TAUR./ AN XI A REP. CONSTITUTA - Opus: Lavy - Bramsen 226 - Julius 1105 - Essling 988 - Turricchia 287 - de Felissent 285 AG (g 65.24 - Ø 50 mm) Wonderful patina from storage in antique medallion box. Very rare in this superb preservation. Ex AeB Rome February 1998 no. 1509. On April 2, 1801 Napoleon, wanting to maintain control of the Simplon, decreed the annexation of Piedmont to France and appointed ge.le Jourdan as administrator general.