Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

France, Medal of Honour for Saving Life, Ministry of the Marine, Napoleon III, 43mm., silver, embossed reverse inscription, ‘A Henri Score, Pn. de la barque Angse. Lively, Services a la Marine Marchande Française 1858’, extremely fine £200-250

Medal contained in original fitted card folder, entitled, ‘Ministère de la Marine & des Colonies, Mèdaille d’Honneur, Diplôme’. This in turn contained within a (damaged) card case with a label bearing the recipient’s name.