Hesse, Grand Duchy. A Leib-Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 24 50Th Anniversary Medal Auction Archive reverse illustrating the rampant lion

reverse illustrating the rampant lion sleeve insignia of the battalion

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topped by a machine-embroidered white inscription of “FRANCE”

demonstrating minor loss of finish with consequent surface oxidation

1mm(w) x 42

Hesse, Grand Duchy. A Leib-Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 24 50Th Anniversary Medal Auction Archive reverse illustrating the rampant lion(Leib Dragoner Regiment [2. Groherzoglich Hessisches] Nr. 24 50 Jahrfeier Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with crown apparatus, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central crowned monogram of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, circumscribed by a dedication and set within a