France, Revolutionary Period. A Storming Of The Bastille Commemorative Medal 1789 Newly Listed The attack was a long

The attack was a long time in coming

is neatly lined from end-to-end with the white “Waffenfarbe” (corps colour) piping of Wehrmacht infantry personnel

68 mm (w) x 65

Throughout the Second World War

France, Revolutionary Period. A Storming Of The Bastille Commemorative Medal 1789 Newly Listed The attack was a longIn 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