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Auction: 22002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 268

(x) Germany, Hanover, Hanoverian Waterloo 1815 (Faehnrich Heinrich Schwarze, Landwehr Batt. Salzgitter.), replacement clip and ring suspension, edge bruising, very fine

Faehnrich is equivalent to Ensign or 'Colour Bearer'; the Salzgitter Landwehr Battalion saw much action at both Quatre Bras and Waterloo, as a unit in Colonel Hew Halkett's 3rd Hanoverian Brigade.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£1,000

Starting price
£480