1080876 | FRANCE. Napoleon III. (Emperor, 1852-1870). 1867 AV Medal of 7.5 Ducats Weight. PCGS SP65. By Barre. Edge: (bee) OR. 25.98gm. NAPOLEON III - EMPEREUR. Laureate head, right; signed below truncation / GOUVERNEMENT GENERAL DE L'ALGERIE ✭// A Mr COMBES (FREDERIC) CHOLERA 1867. Wreath with legend around and inscription within.

Award medal for public works on cholera during the Algerian famine (1866-1868) and pandemic.


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During the fourth cholera pandemic (1863–1875), an estimated 80,000 people perished in the year of 1867 alone in Algeria from the disease.