France. A Waterloo Medal With A Quote By General Pierre Jacques Étienne Cambronne Auction October 1938

October 1938

this cross is a prime and desirable example of an early 19th Century pattern PLM and likely a late crafted Baudesson cross

maker marked "No 46 KRETLY PALAIS-ROYAL PARIS" on the reverse cartouche

He was with H

dictated that available aircraft be used to patrol the Atlantic Ocean

France. A Waterloo Medal With A Quote By General Pierre Jacques Étienne Cambronne Auction October 1938In silvered bronze Belgian made, obverse illustrating a caricature of a standing Napoleon with a wooden right leg and leaning on a cane held in his left hand, inscribed ""MDAILLE DE WATERLOO"" above, ""DU DERNIER DES CHAUVINS"" to the left and ""VOILA TOUT CE QUI RESTE"" to the right and engraver marked ""F Rops"" (Flicien Rops), reverse inscribed in the centre ""REVERS DE LA MDAILLE"" over ""15 JUIN 1858"" surrounded by the inscription ""A SES