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Satirical Token - Napoleon III Defeat of Sedan
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1870 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A satirical eagle with spread wings, depicted with an owl-like head, perched atop a cannon barrel with lightning bolts below, symbolizing the fall of the Second Empire. The surrounding legend references the dates of Napoleon III's coup and the capitulation at Sedan, separated by a beaded inner border with star stops. |
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| Reverse lettering | · VAMPIRE FRANÇAIS · 2 DEC. 1851 - 2 SEPT. 1870 |
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