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The Brunswick Waterloo Medal

Time Period: Pre-WW1
Year of Institution: 1817
Country: Great Britain

The Brunswick Waterloo Medal was a campaign medal of the Duchy of Brunswick, a historical German state established by the Congress of Vienna in 1815. The medal was awarded to troops and officers from Brunswick who participated in the Battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo.

The Brunswick Waterloo Medal was authorized by the Prince Regent.

The Brunswick Waterloo Medal Design

The medal is struck in bronze from captured French cannons and measures 35 mm in diameter.

The obverse shows, in a left-facing profile, the fallen Duke of Brunswick, Frederick William. Around the edge is the inscription, in German Script, “FRIEDRICH WILHELM HERZOG”. The reverse bears the date 1815 in the center, surrounded by a wreath of oak and laurels. Around the outside of the wreath is the inscription, “Braunschweig Seinen Kriegern” (or “Brunswick to her Warriors”) and “Quatrebras und Waterloo” below.

The ribbon measures 1 ¹⁄₂ inches (38 mm) wide, and is yellow with blue edge stripes ³⁄₈ inch (9.5 mm) wide. The medal is suspended from a steel clip and ring.

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