1076610 | FRANCE. Napoleon III. (Emperor, 1852-1870). (1845-1860) ND Bronzed CU Medal. PCGS SP64. By Emilie Rogat. Paris. 50mm. MEHEMET ALI REGENERATEUR/ DE EGYPTE. // (Arabic inscriptions). Bust of Mehmet 'Ali Pasha, right; signed and dated 1840 below truncation / IL SAIT/ DEFENDRE/ AVEC/ NOBLESSE/ L/HONNEUR/ DE/ SON PAYS. // (Arabic inscriptions). Scimitar with inscribed blade, Nesib 1839. BDM V, 193 (In silver).

Struck to commemorate the Battle of Nesib (Nezib). The PCGS insert denotes "(1845-1860) No Date", however the piece is signed and dated below the bust and dated in Arabic

Housed in an oversized holder.


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The Battle of Nezib (Arabic: معركة نزب) (present-day Nizip) was fought on the 24th of June 1839 between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire. The Egyptians were led by Ibrahim Pasha, while the Ottomans were led by Hafiz Osman Pasha, with Helmuth von Moltke the Elder playing an advisory role, in command of the Ottoman artillery.

The Turkish army was defeated with nearly all of its weapons captured, and thousands of prisoners transferred their allegiance to the Egyptian army, and dispatched to Egypt. The European nations, led by Britain, refused to see a strong empire in the East in Egypt threatening Britain's trade route to its colonies in India. European fleets gathered and the London Treaty of 1840 was concluded, which resulted in Egypt being stripped of all its newly acquired territories and deprived of the fruits of its victory. [Wikipedia].