Campaign Medal 1849 Auction Archive " on February 22nd

" on February 22nd

far ahead of the remainder of his platoon

together with swing mounted contemporary miniature medals

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Campaign Medal 1849 Auction Archive " on February 22ndCampaign Medal 1849 Bronze, very crisp detail, 31. 2 mm, integral suspension with original ribbon, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: This medal was instituted by Grand Duke Leopold on August 9, 1849 and awarded to "all those who participated reproachlessly in the recent 1849 campaign against the insurgents". Baden, though increasingly prosperous, was not immune to the revolutionary fervour that swept Europe in 1848 1849. Armed insurrection