A Napoleonic Hussar’s St Helena Medal and Award Document, 1857
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Overall: 27cm (10.7in) x 34cm (13.4in)
Engraved St Helena award document to Auguste Boutrand,‘Cavalier au 4e Hussards’ together with a bronze St. Helena Medal. Framed and glazed.
The St. Helena medal was issued to veterans of the Grande Armée under the direction of Napoleon III, the obverse shows the bust of Emperor Napoleon I. The reverse inscribed ‘Campagnes de 1792 a 1815. A Ses Compagnons de Gloire sa Derniere Pensee Ste. Helene 5 Mai 1821’. The designer was Albert-Désiré Barre, and his mark (an anchor) is below the bust.
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