Germany, Duchy of Brunswick. A Waterloo Medal 1815 to Soldat Johann Pommerene, 1st Light Infantry Battalion consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac each constructed of cardboard-reinforced greenwool

each constructed of cardboard-reinforced greenwool

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the die used to stamp out the eyes and nose made contact with the skull off-place (slightly too low) - furthermore

Footnote: The Croatian Order of Merit

Germany, Duchy of Brunswick. A Waterloo Medal 1815 to Soldat Johann Pommerene, 1st Light Infantry Battalion consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac each constructed of cardboard-reinforced greenwool(Waterloo Medaille) Instituted in 1818. In bronze from captured French cannons, full size, officially impressed IOH. POMMERENE. 1. IAEC. BAT. , original steel fitted clip, light contact marks, in very fine condition. Footnote: The Waterloo Medal was founded on July 11, 1818 by Prince Regent Georg IV in remembrance of the campaign of 1815 and the heroism of the Brunswick Corps. The medal was conferred upon the troops of the Brunswick Corps who had