1857 FRENCH SAINT HELENA MEDAL - MEDAILLE DE SAINTE-HELENE - 1st FRENCH CAMPAIGN

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1857 FRENCH SAINT HELENA MEDAL - MEDAILLE DE SAINTE-HELENE - 1st FRENCH CAMPAIGN:
$49.99

WELCOME TO MY sale, GOOD LUCK ON YOUR offerS!Original French Saint Helena Medal.TheSaint Helena Medal(French:Médaille de Sainte-Hélène) was the first Frenchcampaign medal. It was established in 1857 by a decree of emperorNapoleon IIIto recognize participation in the campaigns led by emperorNapoleon I.

Emperor Napoleon I, creator of theLegion of honourand various other orders, never instituted commemorative campaign medals for his brave soldiers. In time, many veterans of these campaigns, sometimes called the \"débris de la Grande Armée\" (English: \"remnants of theGreat Army\"), began meeting within various new veterans\' associations, keeping alive their war memories and the myth of Napoleon in popular culture, they issued many unofficial commemorative and associative medals.

The need to adequately and officially recognize the service of these combat veterans was real, but it would be forty two years after the last battles and exile of the emperor to the island ofSaint Helenabefore an imperial decree of emperor Napoleon III would create, on 12 August 1857,the Saint Helena Medal.Some wear to surface, no ribbon.See the photos.SEE MY OTHER sales FOR MORE GREAT ITEMS!See the photos and please email me with any questions or concerns before you offer.Overseas buyers - please be aware you are responsible for your country\'s VAT or postal fees.In respect to current buyers, I do not entertain \"Buy It Now\" offers for ongoing sales.I always combine shipping costs on multiple items.All items are shipped First Class (up to 16 ounces) or Priority andinclude delivery confirmation.All items over $200 are also shipped with signature confirmation.I strive to ship within24 hours of payment.