Waterloo Medal Decorations The decoration recognised outstanding flying

The decoration recognised outstanding flying achievements

Republic of Yemen

Winged Victory design on the obverse

Originally restricted to men

Waterloo Medal Decorations The decoration recognised outstanding flyingProbably the single most important medal in British medallic history. This medal was awarded for the battle of Waterloo and Quatre Bras and Ligny. The Waterloo Medal was the first medal to be named to the recipient around the rim, awarded to all ranks, awarded to next of kin of those killed and issued very shortly after the battle itself. Around 38,000 medals were awarded. Our replica example features the original style suspension as issued although