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Commemorative medal of the Campaign of Mexico:...

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Commemorative medal of the Campaign of Mexico: 1862-1863 of Napoleon III, variant "Hundred Guards" in silver mounted in original pin. Medal of round form, by Désiré-Albert Barre, on the face, the head of Napoleon III left profile, circled by "Napoleon III Emperor" surrounded by a laurel wreath. On the reverse: the inscription Expedition of Mexico: 1862 - 1863 also surrounded by a laurel wreath, in the center the battles of Cumbres, Cerro-Borrego, San-Lorenzo, Puebla, Mexico. The whole is surmounted by the Emperor's crown. Of 1863: Stamp head of eagle in a rectangle (it is the different of the engraver general Barre). Weight: 15,30 g. ø: 30 mm.