MILITARY MEDAL, second type, 1853 - 1870, Second Empire. 23199

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MILITARY MEDAL, second type, 1853 - 1870, Second Empire. 23199

Military medal, engraving by Désiré Albert Barre, in silver, vermeil and enamel, presenting on the obverse side the effigy of the Emperor on an azure background, bordered by a blue enamel scroll, with the legend "LOUIS NAPOLÉON" and framed by a wreath of laurel leaves; reverse, central medallion bearing the inscription “VALEUR ET DISCIPLINE” on a smooth background, bordered by a blue enamel scroll, and on the reverse of the same wreath of laurel leaves. H 4 cm, width 2.6 cm.
Two-sided, one-piece bail, fixed on the medal, presenting an eagle with outstretched wings on a thunderbolt.
Yellow silk ribbon bordered with two green vertical stripes.
Presented under glass in a gilded wooden frame.

France.
Second Empire.
Good condition.

Reference : 23199

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