Medal Given to Lafayette Sells for $5 Million

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NEW YORK - George Washington's commissioned gold medal that was given to Marquis de Lafayette, the French revolutionary who supported the American Revolution, was sold at auction for $5.3 million, Sotheby's announced.

La Fondation de Chambrun, in Chateau La Grange, Lafayette's home 30 miles east of Paris, beat out two other bidders.

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Medal Given to Lafayette Sells for $5 Million

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