Physical Description

A circular medal constructed of gold. The obverse bears an armed soldier standing and holding a bundle of arrows in one hand and a sword in the other. With the date "1814", encompassed by the inscription "PARCRE S. TRA. CONCORDIARES". The reverse bears the inscription "MO. ORD. PROVIN. FOEDER. BELGAD. LEG. IMP." within a squared border with minimal ornate details. On a horizontally elongated loop with a light blue ribbon.

History

The Waterloo Honour Medal was established June 18, 1815 by Prince Carl and Wilhelm von Braunschweig. The medal is also known as the Waterloo Ducat 1815.

Shortly before his death at the Battle of Quatre Bras, Duke Wilhelm of Brunswick gave his sons, the Princes Carl and Wilhelm, eight Dutch coins as a token of his appreciation. Following the Battle of Waterloo, the Princes sent these coins to the command of the Brunswick Ducal Corps and they were to be conferred upon Non-Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men who had distinguished themselves in battle. The coins were given to five Non-Commissioned Officers and three Enlisted Men.

In 1834, Duke Wilhelm August of Brunswick ordered that the surviving recipients return the coins to the state. In return, they were given the II Class Merit Medal of the Order of Henry the Lion.