Baden. A Commemorative Medal for the Insurrection of 1849

Bronze, 31 mm, replacement ribbon, edge nicks, light contact, better than very fine.

Footnote: The medal was instituted by Grand Duke Leopold on August 9, 1849 and awarded to ""all those who participated reproachlessly in the recent 1849 campaign against the insurgents"". Baden, though increasingly prosperous, was not immune to the revolutionary fervour that swept Europe in 1848-1849. Armed insurrection broke out in both years, made more serious by the sympathy of much of the army to the insurgent cause. Matters came to a head in May and June of 1849, with the Grand Duke and his government forced to flee the capital of Karlsruhe. At this point, Leopold requested the intervention of Prussia, whose forces routed the rebels at Waghausel on June 20th. Leopold returned to Karlsruhe on August 10th and Prussian forces remained in Baden until order had been restored. 

This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr.Goodwin between 1946-1967. Dr. Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York as well as actively serving in both World Wars with the United States Medical Corps. He acted as both President and Vice-President of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and is responsible for organizing their first convention in 1960. He maintained further membership with the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society, and the American Numismatic Society. His knowledge and passion for history and awards is evident in this meticulously compiled collection that is now available in its entirety for the first time exclusively on eMedals.com.