France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the Mexican Expedition Hold A presentation case for a

A presentation case for a Grand Cross set of the Order of the Holy Spirit

Footnote: Only 78 crosses of this type were awarded

and a Russian Legal Official's Button (bronze gilt

with the majority of its gilt still remaining

USS North Carolina's highly accurate big guns bombarded Nauru on December 8th

France, Second Empire. A Commemorative Medal of the Mexican Expedition Hold A presentation case for a(Mdaille commmorative de l'expdition du Mexique). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with bar, consisting of a double sided circular laurel leaf wreath wrapped in ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Emperor Napoleon III, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central battle names of CUMBRES CERRO BORREGO SAN LORENZO PUEBLA MEXICO, circumscribed by an inscription