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Gilded metal box medal decorated with the portrait of Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, "To the Glory of the French Army 1823" on the reverse, containing 20 roundels (engravings) relating a summary of the Spanish Civil War in 1823
until the liberation of King Ferdinand by the French army, the Duke being commander-in-chief, from the 19th century.
This box is in good condition.
Obverse: head to the left, laureate in the antique style, the ribbon floating on the neck. Legend bordered by a strip: LOUIS ANTOINE - DUKE OF ANGOULEME, HE GAVE US VICTORY; Signature at the neck cut, not visible from the front: HENRIONNET F.
Reverse: in a listel, laurel wreath tied at 6:00, inscription in four lines: TO THE GLORY - OF THE FRENCH ARMY - 1823
Please note: slight wear on the box, tiny yellowing on the papers, see photos.
* The Spanish Expedition was the campaign led in April 1823 by France to put an end to the constitutional regime established following the Revolution of 1820. This therefore meant the restoration of absolutism and the end of the liberal triennium. In Spain, the campaign is known as "los Cien Mil Hijos de San Luis" in Castilian, literally "the hundred thousand sons of Saint Louis."
