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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FredJB, post: 2038452, member: 73005&quot;]Napoleon III Satiricals</p><p>Since Napoleon III coins were brought up in another thread I thought I would start one on Nap. III satirical tokens. After the Battle of Sedan it did not take long for re-engraved coins to appear showing Napoleon III wearing a spiked German helmet etc. The one on the left here is a prime example. The reverse shows the French Imperial Eagle with a rope noose and the letter “S” for Sedan on it’s chest. Shortly there after die struck versions were produced making for an extensive collecting field. The illustrated die struck version here coverts the Imperial Eagle into an owl to symbolize a vampire. Vampire was used as a subversion of Empire. The French legends and inscriptions are not hard to understand even for non French speaking collectors like myself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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