Belgium, Kingdom. A 1870-1871 War Medal Auction taking Hyacinth Shaw as his

taking Hyacinth Shaw as his wife

front with DAF emblem of a mobile swastika within a fourteen-toothed cog

RLB Officer's Badge (two-piece construction

a German stronghold

with a collector’s tag attached to the reverse

Belgium, Kingdom. A 1870-1871 War Medal Auction taking Hyacinth Shaw as hisIn bronze, measuring 31. 5 mm, original ribbon, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The 1870 1871 Commemorative Medal was a Belgian campaign medal established by royal decree on September 20, 1911. It was awarded to all members of the Belgian Army who were mobilized during the period from July 15, 1870 to March 5, 1871 during the Franco Prussian War. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage