France Military Medal Valor & Discipline 1870 Bifacial 4th Type 1873 1878

FRANCE: Medal for military merit "Valor and 
Discipline 1870" (or simply "Military Medal" in 
French).
This is the rare 4th version (bifacial coat of 
arms) of the medal that was issued during the 
early period of of the 3rd French Republic (1873- 
1878) and is considered a hard to find, highly 
collectable type.
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

Pre WW1 era (1873 - 1878).

Item 100% original - ribbon original

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

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