France. An Early & Scarce Medal For The Dedication Of The Bastille Monument, C.1792 United Republic of The dismantled ship was sighted

The dismantled ship was sighted about 600 miles from their port

catch broken off

enamel chip

Boulogne-s/Mer" on the reverse

Later that evening a second Swordfish raid was launched resulting in two torpedo hits on the Bismarck

France. An Early & Scarce Medal For The Dedication Of The Bastille Monument, C.1792 United Republic of The dismantled ship was sightedAn early and highly desirable medal in detailed five piece construction, two die stamped silvered iron disks placed back to back, magnetic, fabricated from chains from the Bastille, the disks with a pad in between, each plate with a gilt copper plate with a voided centre on the perimeter, the four aforementioned pieces secured in place via a copper ring along the outer edge with raised rims on both sides, obverse disk illustrating a column placed on a