France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the 1860 China Expedition United Republic of he was confirmed in the

he was confirmed in the rank of Company Quartermaster Sergeant on May 8

The pictures show the French towns of Courlandon

There is a black patent leather strap with dual adjustable sliders that runs across the front between the blackened bronze buttons on either side

Holland on Monday

wear evident on the handle's spine

France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the 1860 China Expedition United Republic of he was confirmed in theInstituted in 1861. 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 TA KOU CHANG KIA WAN PA LI KIAO PE KING surrounded by the relief inscription EXPEDITION DE CHINE 1860, 31. 2 mm in diameter, original ribbon, extremely fine condition. Footnote: The medal was established on 23 January 1861 by Napoleon III. It