Three 1878-89 Paris Universal Exposition Medals Auction retaining the rank of Captain

retaining the rank of Captain

wound or sickness)

An Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to the Essex Regiment - George V swivel suspension

74mm (width) x 26

in addition to the provision of an array of expensive scientific and other research equipment - given the international financial crisis of the early 1930s

Three 1878-89 Paris Universal Exposition Medals Auction retaining the rank of CaptainThree 1878 89 Paris Universal Exposition Medals Paris Universal Exposition Medal 1878, Uniface Trial Striking by A. Dubois (white metal, obverse illustrating Marianne sitting upon a railcar, her right foot resting upon a cannon, symbols of industry and the City of Paris in the background, inscribed "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAIS" above, surrounded by the inscription "EXPOSITION UNIVERSALLE PARIS 1878", engraver marked "A. D." (Alphe Dubois: 1831 1905), reverse