{"product_id":"original-british-napoleonic-wellington-1815-waterloo-medallion-bronze","title":"Original British Napoleonic Wellington 1815 Waterloo Medallion - Bronze","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (then in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium), marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The French Imperial Army under the command of Napoleon I was defeated by two armies of the Seventh Coalition. One was a British-led force with units from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hanover, Brunswick, and Nassau, under the command of field marshal Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. The other comprised three corps of the Prussian army under Field Marshal Blücher. The battle was known contemporaneously as the Battle of Mont Saint-Jean in France (after the hamlet of Mont-Saint-Jean) and La Belle Alliance in Prussia (\"the Beautiful Alliance\"; after the inn of La Belle Alliance).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a scarce British Wellington 1815 Waterloo medallion by N.G.A Brenet \u0026amp; J. Mudie. Dated 8 June 1815 in Roman numerals, though it was issued in 1820. The front is marked \u003cstrong\u003eARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON\u003c\/strong\u003e, bare head right and on the other side \u003cstrong\u003eWATERLOO\/JUNE XVIII.\/MDCCCXV\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is 41mm in diameter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady for further research and display.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43844821254213,"sku":"ONJR25SERB35","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR25SERB35__02.jpg?v=1760713606","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-british-napoleonic-wellington-1815-waterloo-medallion-bronze","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}