France Military Medal Valor & Discipline Emperor Louis Napoleon 2nd Type 1852 1870 by Barre

FRANCE: Military medal for "Valor and Discipline", 
2nd type,  period 1852 - 1870 (period of the 2nd 
Empire - Crimean War), with the head of Emperor 
Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III).
Hallmarked on the left wing and on the back of the 
neck of the Imperial Eagle. Marked with the anchor 
(early mark of the great medalist Barre). 
The Military Medal was created by Emperor Louis 
Napoleon in 1852 to be awarded specifically to 
non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and soldiers 
for completion of 8 years of military service, for 
bravery in front of the enemy as well as for acts 
of courage and devotion to duty. 
The military medal ranks 3rd among the Decora-
tions and Orders of the French Republic, being 
inferior only to the Order of the National Legion 
of Honor and to the Order of the Liberation. 
There are nine main versions and nearly 30 
variations of the medal.

FULL SIZE

1852 - 1870

Item 100% original - ribbon original

Condition as on the photos: Light damages on 
the blue enamel

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