Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchy. A Medal For Volunteers Of The German 5Th Corps, C.1814 GTRexclude it was mobilized and took

it was mobilized and took part in the invasion of France as a part of the Italian VII Army reserve in Asti

was declared "missing" over their target area of Trossy

flanked by log pillboxes

Klasse” in black gothic lettering on the obverse and “Eugen Gauss

some loss of the gilt finish throughout

Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchy. A Medal For Volunteers Of The German 5Th Corps, C.1814 GTRexclude it was mobilized and took(Medaille fr die Freiwilligen des V. Deutschen) Instituted 21 June 1814. A circular medal constructed of iron, the obverse centre bears seven lances tied together with an oak leaf wreath and ribbons, circumscribed with Einigkeit macht stark Vaterlandsliebe unberwindlich (Together we are stronger Patriotism insurmountable), the reverse bears the inscription Den Freiwilligen Vaterland Verteidigern des Fnften deutschen Armeekorps Vouihrem Kommandirenden