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FRANCE: AE medal (51.49g), 1796, Choice AU

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FRANCE: AE medal (51.49g), 1796, Choice AU
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FRANCE: AE medal (51.49g), 1796, Turricchia-51, 53mm bronze medal for the Peace of Tolentino between Napoleon's France and Pope Pius VI by V. Cocchi, bust right with IOSEPHVS NICOLAVS AZARA EQVES HISPANVS. around // PRAESIDUVM / ET / DECVS.ROMAE / MDCCXCVI within laurel wreath, glossy brown, crude plain edge, Choice AU, R. Selected by the Pope to negotiate peace with Napoleon after the invasion of his territories, Azara obtained a truce in Bologna, although at a high price, on June 23, 1796. It wasn't until February 19, 1797 that the peace treaty was signed in Tolentino.