Médaillette - Victor Emmanuel II de Sardaigne - Victoire de Solférino 1859 front Médaillette - Victor Emmanuel II de Sardaigne - Victoire de Solférino 1859 back
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Médaillette - Victor Emmanuel II de Sardaigne - Victoire de Solférino

1859 year
Gold clad copper 0.8 g 13 mm
Description
Location
France
Emperor
Napoleon III (Napoléon III) (1852-1870)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1859
Composition
Gold clad copper
Weight
0.8 g
Diameter
13 mm
Thickness
0.9 mm
Shape
Round with a loop
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#351018
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Legend in 5 lines within a laurel wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VICTOIRE / DE SOLFERINO / GAGNÉE / LE 24 JUIN / 1859.

Edge

Full

Comment

The Battle of Solferino took place on June 24, 1859, during the Italian Campaign. It took place in Lombardy, in the province of Mantua. It was a victory for Napoleon III's French army, allied with the Sardinian army, over the Austrian army of Emperor Franz Joseph I. (CGB)