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1024 France. Louis XIV (1643-1715), bronze Medal, 1693. 41mm, 35.6g by Mauger. Institution of the Military

Order of St. Louis. Head of Louis XIV right. Rev. the cross of the order. (Divo 246). Extremely Fine.

$250

1025 France, François d’Orléans, Prince of Joinville’s Disembarkment at Rio de Janeiro. Silver medal, 1838,

by Carlos Custódio de Azevedo, personification of Brazil as Indian princess welcoming the Prince of

Joinville in uniform, in exergue, c.c. de azevedo inv. e grav. in two lines, Rev. o principe de joinville desem-

barcado no rio de janeiro 1/5/1838, plain edge, 33mm, 29.30g. In red leather case, lustrous Mint State and

attractively toned.

$1,200

Catalogue References: As Medalhas Referentes ao Império do Brazil, 1890, Julio Meili, no. 14. Catálogo de Medal-

has brasileiras, Viscondessa de Cavalcanti, 1889, no. 183. Catálogo de Medalhas Premiais e Comemorativas de Ex-

posições Realizadas no Segundo Reinado, 1973, no. 41.