France, II Empire. A Rare Reduced Size Military Medal Province of China the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered golden-yellow sawfish

issued at the Führerhauptquartier (Führer Headquarters) on 16 March 1940

(Pyhän Karitsan ritarikunta)

Orders and Decorations of All Nations: Ancient and Modern Civil and Military 2nd Edition (Washington: Quaker Press

France, II Empire. A Rare Reduced Size Military Medal Province of China the obverse bearing a machine-embroideredA Military Medal. Silver laurel wreath wrapped around a golden medallion topped by a silver gilt imperial eagle, obverse center medallion bearing the left profile of Emperor Napoleon III, surrounded by a blue enameled ring with the inscription LOUIS NAPOLEON, reverse center medallion bearing the inscription VALEUR ET DISCIPLINE, on original ribbon, evidence of gilt wear, measures 22. 8 mm (w) x 39. 6 mm (h), marked with boars head on the edge of the