France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the 1860 China Expedition Archive and was trained on the

and was trained on the Karabiner 98k rifle and 7

Constructed of machine-embroidered gold thread on a tan-coloured rayon base

A French made example

1895 in Sydney

he was diagnosed with "Dysentery" (enteric fever) and was sent to the Station Hospital at Halifax

France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the 1860 China Expedition Archive and was trained on theInstituted in 1861. In silver, the obverse bearing the profile of Emperor Napoleon III surrounded by the relief inscription NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR'', all within a laurel wreath, the reverse bearing the inscription TA KOU CHANG KIA WAN PA LI KIAO PE KING surrounded by the relief inscription EXPEDITION DE CHINE 1860, 31. 2 mm in diameter, original ribbon, extremely fine condition. Footnote: The medal was established on 23 January 1861 by Napoleon III. It