Lot 238: MEDAL, France, General Auguste Mercier Judge of the Traitor Dreyfus. 1906. AU.

MEDAL, France, General Auguste Mercier Judge of the Traitor Dreyfus. 1906. (54.15 g, 50 mm). AU GENERAL MERCIER JUSTICIER DU TRAITRE DREYFUS, SOUSCRIPTION NATIONALE, bust of Mercier left, wearing decorated military uniform / MA CONVICTION ACQUISE PAR LES DEBATS DE 1899 N'EST NULLEMENT EBRANLEE MA CONSCIENCE NE ME PERMET PAS DE M'ASSOCIER AU VOTE QUE VOUS ALLEZ EMETTRE, PAROLES PRONONCEES AU SENAT, LE 13 JUILLET 1906, within wreath. AU. Mercier was the first public accuser of Dreyfus (1894), remained a resolute opponent of his, and became a symbol of the anti-Semitic right wing in France long after the trial.

• Offered By: VAuctions
• Lot #: 238
• Listing #: 175492
• Closed: Thursday, April 19, 2012 7:38:00 PM CT
• Estimate: $300