France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the Mexico Expedition Auction Archive 5 mm (w) x 16

5 mm (w) x 16 mm (h)

It retains an integral loop near the throat for hanger suspension

Casualties numbered 12 officers and 256 men by the time the Battalion had returned to India

Black metal casing

and spent 2 years

France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the Mexico Expedition Auction Archive 5 mm (w) x 16(Mdaille commmorative de l'expdition du Mexique). Instituted in 1863. 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 CUMBRES CERRO BORREGO SAN LORENZO PUEBLA MEXICO surrounded by the relief inscription EXPEDITION DU MEXIQUE 1862 3, hallmarked with an eagle's head on the reverse, 30. 5 mm in diameter, on the