France, Revolutionary Period. A Storming Of The Bastille Commemorative Medal 1789 Hold but multiple torpedo hits

but multiple torpedo hits

222 mm x 285 mm

3-pounders and the rat-tat of the Maxims to which the German replied with her 4

reverse with a central white enameled applique with gold inscription of “FÜR VERDIENST UND TREUE” (“FOR SERVICE AND LOYALTY”)

born in Yorkshire

France, Revolutionary Period. A Storming Of The Bastille Commemorative Medal 1789 Hold but multiple torpedo hitsIn pewter, uniface style, obverse illustrating a crowd of armed civilians with soldiers of the French Guard firing their cannons at the Bastille in the background, with smoke and flames visible on the battlements and smoke across the centre enveloping the crowd, the chains of the drawbridge broken and the inner courtyard being stormed at the far right, engraver marked "ANDRIEU. F." (Jean Bertrand Andrieu) and marked "NO. 1", inscribed "SIEGE DE LA