bagerap Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 I thought this would be so easy to pin down, but so far nada. Brass, 24 mm, 3.8 gr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 When the future Napoleon III returned from England and was elected President of the Republic, the monarchists, who controlled the government, saw him as a temporary measure & were forcing him from office at the end of his term in 1852 & voted to restrict suffrage so as to retain their power in hopes of restoring a Monarchy. After Louis-Napoleon seized power in a coup in 1851 he re-instituted universal suffrage. On 7 November 1852 an act was passed for a referendum which, when held(Nov. 21-22), ended the 2nd Republic & ushered in the 2nd Empire with President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte being crowned Emperor Napoleon III on 2nd December 1852. This medal commemorates the fact that universal suffrage led to "The Empire it is Peace" & Napoleon III becoming Emperor on the 2nd December 1852. Compare to this from Forvm Ancient Coins. http://ds737.yeg.ale...8&iop=30&sold=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagerap Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Thanks Pat .I'm aware of the history and politics of the period but cannot find another example of this jeton ( and few of the one illustrated by Forvm). The once formidable cgb.fr site is now too clunky to search and I'm running out of ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 The once formidable cgb.fr site is now too clunky to search and I'm running out of ideas. You're right about that, sadly. Why they would screw up such a great resource, I can't imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 http://www.numishop.com/boutique1.php?boutique=mo_jet&z1=1852&z2=SECOND+EMPIRE&z3=&z4=&z5=&z6=&z7=&z8=&zd=&tri=prix These are the only jetons that they have for the second empire 1852, just 4 of them, yours is not among them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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