^Lot 843 FRANCE: Third Republic, AE medal (31.16g), 1873, PCGS Specimen 65

FRANCE: Third Republic, AE medal (31.16g), 1873, 42mm bronze medal by Léonard for the Shah of Persia's Visit to the Paris Mint; AURO ARGENTO AERI FLANDO FERIUNDO above view of the building of the Monnaie de Paris with the Seine in the foreground, signed L. LEONARD F. below, and in exergue AEDES AEDIFICATAE. / M.DCC.LXX. // S.M. / LE SCHAH DE PERSE / VISITE / LA MONNAIE DE PARIS / 15 JUILLET / 1873, a superb specimen quality example! PCGS graded Specimen 65. In 1873, Persia's Shah, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, made his groundbreaking first European tour, including a significant visit to Paris, where he was greeted with pomp amidst the city's post-war reconstruction, experiencing French culture, technology, and institutions like the opera and mint.