MILITARY MEDAL, second type, 1853 - 1870, Second Empire. 30313
Military Medal, engraving by Désiré Albert Barre, in silver, gilt, and enamel, featuring on the obverse side the effigy of the Emperor, bordered by a blue enamel ribbon, with the legend "LOUIS NAPOLÉON" and framed by a laurel leaf crown; reverse side, central medallion bearing the inscription "VALOR AND DISCIPLINE", bordered by a blue enamel ribbon, and on the reverse side of the same laurel leaf crown. Height 4.4 cm, width 2.8 cm.
Double-sided fixed suspension ring on the medal, featuring an eagle with spread wings over a thunderbolt.
Yellow silk ribbon bordered by two light green vertical stripes.
France.
Second Empire.
Good condition.
Reference :
30313