FRANCE, Circular bronze St. Helena medal commemorating Napol - Lot 92

FRANCE, Circular bronze St. Helena medal commemorating Napoleon I Obverse portrait of Emperor Napoleon I bareheaded in uniform Reverse St. Helena with date of death and return of the Emperor's ashes Diameter: 40 mm Provenance M Claude Balmont (b. 1788), known as "Tonton Tranche-Montagne", served in Napoleon's armies between 1808 and 1815 as a grenadier, then in the ranks of the 24th infantry regiment. After serving the Emperor, he became the surveyor for the commune of La-Tour-De-Davigny. He was awarded the medal of St. Helena and the Legion of Honor in 1864 under the Second Empire for his commitment to the army, then to the administrative services of the Empire, and finally to the commune of La-Tour-de-Savigny, of which he was mayor. By succession, in the family since