France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the Mexico Expedition. Auction McLennan was posted to the

McLennan was posted to the Machine Gun Company for a four week course at Shorncliffe on November 8

an eagle and swastika motif

part of the catch has been broken off

Instituted 1913

France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the Mexico Expedition. Auction McLennan was posted to theInstituted 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, 31 mm in diameter, original ribbon, extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Commemorative Medal of the Mexico Expedition was a