France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the Mexican Expedition Republic of two leather sliders on the

two leather sliders on the belt

the "V" device is authorized for wear on the medal

measuring 180 mm in total length

11th Infantry) / for Meritorious Achievement in Ground Operations Against the Enemy / European Theater of Operations

6mm (w) x 60

France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the Mexican Expedition Republic of two leather sliders on the(Mdaille commmorative de l'expdition du Mexique). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with bar, consisting of a double sided circular laurel leaf wreath wrapped in ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Emperor Napoleon III, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central battle names of CUMBRES CERRO BORREGO SAN LORENZO PUEBLA MEXICO, circumscribed by an inscription