Jeton - Défaite de Sedan Module de 2 Centimes satirique, Napoléon III Le Petit
| Bronze | 1.61 g | 17 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Napoleon III (Napoléon III) (1852-1870) |
| Type | Advertising medallions › Satirical medals |
| Years | 1870-1871 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 1.61 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#418444 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Peripheral and four-line legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ᐤ EMPIRE FRANCAIS ᐤ
FONDE
PAR LE CRIME
ET TOMBE PAR
LA LACHETE
_
2 DEC. 1851 . 2 SEP. 1870
Edge
Plain
Comment
SATIRICS - WAR OF 1870 AND BATTLE OF SEDAN
During the war of 1870, the army of Châlons commanded by Mac-Mahon counted the presence of Napoleon III from August 15 onwards, and tried to rescue Bazaine, who was trapped in Metz with the army of the Rhine. On August 21, the Châlons army set off to join Mac-Mahon, but he was surrounded. Beaten several times, notably at Beaumont, the army was rejected and encircled at Sedan by the Prussian generalissimo Moltke, despite the efforts of Major Lambert who, wounded, fought with his marsouins to the last cartridge. On September 2, 1870, crushed by German artillery fire, Napoleon III and 83,000 French soldiers surrendered to the Prussian king. On September 3, Napoleon III and Wilhelm I met, while Paris learned of the Emperor's defeat and captivity. Demonstrations erupted with cries of "déchéance! déchéance!". On September 4, Napoleon III was deposed and a government of national defense was set up.
