France - Second Empire: Saint Helena Medal. Fitted with original ribbon. As awarded to the surviving soldiers who fought under the flag of France in the Napoleonic wars of 1792 to 1815
Condition: Nearly extremely fine
The medal was instituted on 12 August 1857 by Napoleon III to ‘honour with a special distinction the soldiers who fought under the flag of France in the great wars of 1792 to 1815’ and awarded to survivors of the wars of Revolution and Empire some 42 years after their end. It was designed by the great medallist Désiré-Albert Barre and produced by the Imperial Mint.
