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1815 Hannover Waterloo Medal

Hannover Waterloo Medal 1815: Solid silver, 35 mm, 25.5 gm, suspension broken off, obverse has the head of Georg prince regent, reverse reads "Hannover Bravery, Waterloo, June 18th," rim reads "Faehnrich Friedrich Wilh. Lyra, Landw. Bat. Osnabrueck," steel grey natural toning, moderate wear.

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Below is an example of what an original suspension for a Hannoverian Waterloo medal suspension should look like. Note the large ring! I would venture that less than one in five examples surviving today has it’s original suspension device. By their very nature and design, these “claw and ring” devices were doomed to be short lived - especially when awarded to recipients who spent time bouncing around on horseback.

Today, Hannoverian Waterloo medals are finally recognized as being among the first medals given for a specific battle, with the recipient’s name and unit, as well as the fact that only recently have the Hannoverians been properly recognized for the key roll they played (several times) in this battle.