Waterloo Medal (Nassau)

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Waterloo Medal
Obverse and reverse of the Nassau Waterloo Medal
Awarded forService in the Battle of Waterloo
Presented byThe Duchy of Nassau
EligibilityTroops in service to Nassau
Established23 December 1815

The Waterloo Medal of the Duchy of Nassau was established by Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau on 23 December 1815.[1]

Other Waterloo Medals[edit]

Five nations of Seventh Coalition struck medals for soldiers who took part in the campaign:[2]

  1. This medal for the officers and men of Nassau
  2. Waterloo Medal for British and King's German Legion troops
  3. Brunswick Waterloo Medal
  4. Hanoverian Waterloo Medal
  5. Prussian Waterloo Medal

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References[edit]

  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Royal Numismatic Society (1869). "The Hanoverian Waterloo Medal". The Numismatic Chronicle. Vol. 9. Royal Numismatic Society (Great Britain).