MILITARY MEDAL, signed "BARRE", second type, 1853 - 1870, Second Empire. 34736
Military medal, engraved by Désiré Albert Barre, in silver, gilded silver, and enamel, featuring on the obverse side the effigy of the Emperor, bordered by a blue enamel band with the inscription "LOUIS NAPOLÉON" and framed by a laurel leaf crown; on the reverse side, a central medallion bearing the inscription "VALEUR ET DISCIPLINE", bordered by a blue enamel band and with the reverse side featuring the same laurel leaf crown. Height 4.4 cm, width 2.8 cm.
Double-sided, monobloc suspension loop fixed to the medal, presenting a spread-winged eagle on a thunderbolt.
Yellow silk ribbon edged with two light green vertical stripes.
France.
Second Empire.
Very good condition, worn ribbon.
Reference :
34736