France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the Mexican Expedition, by Albert Désiré Barre certificate_of_authenticity exhibiting extensive wear on the

exhibiting extensive wear on the exterior covering that exposes the underlying wooden framework

with folding creases and material fatigue evident throughout

rim engraved 3579

flanked by his birth date ""1825"" on the left and his death date ""1899"" on the right

France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the Mexican Expedition, by Albert Désiré Barre certificate_of_authenticity exhibiting extensive wear on the(Mdaille commmorative de l'expdition du Mexique). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with bar, consisting of a double sided circular laurel leaf wreath wrapped in ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Emperor Napoleon III, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central battle names of CUMBRES CERRO BORREGO SAN LORENZO PUEBLA MEXICO, circumscribed by an inscription