FRANCE: Napoleon I, Emperor, 1804-1815, AR medal, 1806, Bramsen-546; Julius-1609, 41mm Entrance to Berlin silver medal by Andrieu and Jaley, laureate head of Napoleon right; NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI // view of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin; PORTE DE BRANDEBOURG, in exergue: L'EMPEREUR ENTRE A BERLIN LE XXVII OCTOBRE MDCCCVI, cleaned, PCGS graded AU Details. This medal was struck for the Metropolitan Museum of Art at the Paris Mint at the request of the donor, Hon. Levi P. Morton, formerly U.S. Minister to France, by medalists Bertrand Andrieu and Louis Jaley under the direction of Vivant Denon. In 1804 Napoleon made Denon director general of museums, a post he retained until 1815.
Estimate: USD 300 - 400