France - 3rd Republic military medal with document model 1870 value and discipline

The Military Medal was created by Emperor Louis 
Napoleon in 1852 to be awarded specifically to 
non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and soldiers 
for completion of 8 years of military service, for 
bravery in front of the enemy as well as for acts 
of courage and devotion to duty. 
The Military Medal ranks 3rd among the Orders
and Decorations of the French Republic, being 
inferior only to the Order of the National Legion 
of Honor, and to the Order of the Liberation.