Please help me ID this French Medal

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• StrikeOutXXX Posts: 3,352 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 28, 2007 11:02AM

  I think this is a similar medal, different material though. ANS Search
  
  Looks like they were award medals issued between 1852-1870. My guess would be an award to a doctor/scientist for work on one of the Cholera pandemics of the time?

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• ajaan Posts: 17,588 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 28, 2007 11:03AM

  Very nice medal.

  
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• JZrarities Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭

  October 28, 2007 12:36PM

  Agricultural Medal by Charaud (sp?)
  
  Best Link for Medals is the Ben Weiss Collection
  
  Sorry, didn't have time to find it in the above...

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• Swampboy Posts: 13,105 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 29, 2007 10:29AM

  It would not be the only Napolean III medal referencing cholera, as StrikeOutXXX mentioned.
  
  This is one I found currently at 52.00 euros.
  
  
  
  Mr. Pierra Medal 1866

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• fishteeth Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 29, 2007 10:59AM

  Thanks for your help. Its amazing how cheap these cool pieces of history can be had.
  

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