Campaign Medal 1849 Auction Archive edge stamped in small block

edge stamped in small block capitals

clasp retains most of the original finish

to Henry Burke

Additionally

32 mm x 67 mm

Campaign Medal 1849 Auction Archive edge stamped in small blockCampaign Medal 1849 Bronze, very crisp detail, 31. 2 mm, integral suspension with original ribbon, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: This medal was instituted by Grand Duke Leopold on August 9, 1849 and awarded to "all those who participated reproachlessly in the recent 1849 campaign against the insurgents". Baden, though increasingly prosperous, was not immune to the revolutionary fervour that swept Europe in 1848 1849. Armed insurrection