Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

France, Georges Darboy, 1871, gilt-brass medalets (62), bust left, revs. draped tomb, all 16mm [Lot]. Extremely fine; contained in a leather-covered brass tube, about three-quarters full £60-80

Georges Darboy, Archbishop of Paris (1813-71) was among a group of prominent hostages executed as the Paris Commune of 1871 was about to be overthrown