France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the 1860 China Expedition Archive A 59th Stormont & Glengarry

A 59th Stormont & Glengarry Badge - c

with minor material fatigue also evident

1800 between French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte and Austrian forces near the city of Alessandria

WWI 43rd Infantry Battalion Pin CEF - Silver and enamels

France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the 1860 China Expedition Archive A 59th Stormont & GlengarryInstituted in 1861. In silver, the obverse bearing the profile of Emperor Napoleon III surrounded by the relief inscription NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR'', all within a laurel wreath, the reverse bearing the inscription TA KOU CHANG KIA WAN PA LI KIAO PE KING surrounded by the relief inscription EXPEDITION DE CHINE 1860, 31. 2 mm in diameter, original ribbon, extremely fine condition. Footnote: The medal was established on 23 January 1861 by Napoleon III. It