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Haiti (Northern Haiti), tin medal, Henri Christophe, Haitian Constitution of 1807, by E. Thomason, e

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Haiti (Northern Haiti), tin medal, Henri Christophe, Haitian Constitution of 1807, by E. Thomason, e
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Haiti (Northern Haiti), tin medal, Henri Christophe, Haitian Constitution of 1807, by E. Thomason, extremely rare, NGC MS 62. Fonrobert-unl; Guttag-unl. 43mm. Obverse with military portrait of Christophe inside legend HENRI CHRISTOPHE PRESIDENT ET GENERALISSIME DES ETATS DE HAYTI LE 17E FEVRIER 1807; reverse with seventeen-line inscription LA LUMIERE / A ECLATE SUR NOUS / ET UNE CONSTITUTION / BIENFAISANT A MIS / FIN AUX COMPLOTS / ET MACHINATIONS / DEQUELS NOUS ETIONS / SUR LE POINT DE DEVENIR / LES VICTIMES. / UN CODE NOUVEAU, ADAPTE / POUR NOS MANIERES, / NOTRE CLIMAT ET NOS / COUTUMES, EST SORTI, / COMME POUR AINSI / DIRE, DU CHAOS, ET / A FIXE LA DESTINEE / DE HAYTI; reeded edge. Made in England by E. Thomason, with a bust of Christophe that is similar to that on the somewhat available copper pattern 1 centime dated 1807, this medal struck to celebrate the (North) Haitian Constitution promulgated on February 17, 1807. Lustrous around details, choice piece (far superior to the Gibbs example, Schulman March 1966 lot 2045), possibly unique without a hole, one of only three known to us.
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