Silver Medal Of Sacre De Napoléon Gift To Pierre Le Maux By Bonaparte

Rare silver medal given to Pierre Le Maux, president of the canton of Quiberon, at the coronation of Napoleon. Made of gold or silver, the larger medals were given to dignitaries who attended the ceremony, while the smaller ones were thrown to the people from the square in front of Notre Dame Cathedral. Obverse: Right-facing profile of a laureate Napoleon with the inscriptions "Napoleon Emperor, Denon Director, Andrieu Distributor." Reverse: Two figures, symbolizing the Senate and the people, support the Emperor on a shield, flanked by a book of laws and a plowshare, with the inscriptions: "The Senate and the People, Year XIII, Denon Director, Jeuffroy Distributor." Very moderate wear to the reliefs, a few small dents. Edge engraved: BONAPARTE A PRE LE MAUX PRESIDT DU CANTON DE QUIBERON. Pierre Le Maux, born in 1754 in Port-Haliguen (Quiberon), died on December 31, 1804 in Paris. He commanded the National Guard in 1793, was president of the canton of Quiberon, and then mayor in 1800. He was involved in the Battle of Quiberon, where royalist émigrés landed in 1795, aided by the British and the Chouans, to open a new front in the west and try to end the revolution. He appears on the guest list, as president of the canton assembly, at Napoleon's coronation at Notre-Dame Church. It is interesting to note that it is engraved with "Bonaparte" and not "Napoleon I" or "Napoleon Emperor." Diameter: 4 cm Weight: 32.2 g Condition: Extremely Fine