France, Third Republic. A Medal For The Vanquishers Of The Bastille In 1789 Archive (OEK 3017)

(OEK 3017)

measuring 40mm

Footnote: The Syria-Cilicia Medal (""Médaille commémorative de Syrie-Cilicie et Le Levant"") was a French decoration awarded to military personnel engaged in the hostilities that erupted in the Middle East in the immediate aftermath of the First World War

finely hand crafted in solid silver

a Typed Note Accompanying the Knife (written by his mother

France, Third Republic. A Medal For The Vanquishers Of The Bastille In 1789 Archive (OEK 3017)(Centenary 1889 Issue). Instituted in 1791, re issued to veterans in 1832 and re issued again in 1889, to celebrate the centenary of the event. In bronze, cornucopia hallmarked and marked ""BRONZE"" on the edge, obverse illustrating a severed chain, part of which is suspended from a ring above, the remainder of the chain below looped around an open lock, with two balls immediately to the left, surrounded by the inscription ""LA LIBERTE CONQUISE LE 14