France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the 1860 China Expedition Newly Listed Recreated in Prussia in 1792

Recreated in Prussia in 1792

A large Kriegsmarine-issued national flag

the obverse bears the nsignia of the Imperial Navy

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France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the 1860 China Expedition Newly Listed Recreated in Prussia in 1792Instituted 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