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136 - LEGION OF HONOUR and medals. Display case containing various…
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Estimate €600 - €1,000
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LEGION OF HONOUR and medals. Display case containing various medals and insignia: - Second Empire-style Knight’s Cross in enamelled silver, with gold centres, with its ribbon (Enamel missing in places; one arm bent) - Officer’s Cross, Third Republic model, in enamelled silver, with filleted arms, with its rosette ribbon. (Enamel chips) - Commander’s Cross, Third Republic model, in enamelled vermeil, with its sash. (Enamel chips) - Military Medal, 2nd model: round silver medallion with gilding, fixed loop featuring the Imperial Eagle, whose wings do not touch the laurel wreath surrounding the medallion. Obverse featuring a clockwise-facing imperial profile and the inscription ‘LOUIS NAPOLEON’ on a bed of intact peacock-tail blue enamel. With its original ribbon. (Enamel chip, ribbon faded) - GREAT BRITAIN. Medal known as the ‘Crimea’ medal; obverse featuring a profile of Queen Victoria wearing a crown, inscribed ‘VICTORIA REGINA 1854’; reverse depicting an allegory of Victory crowning a warrior, with the inscription ‘CRIMEA’; blue ribbon with fine yellow stripes; “Sebastopol” bar. - Commemorative medal of the ITALIAN CAMPAIGN 1859, in silver. With its original ribbon - ITALY – SARDINIAN MILITARY MERIT. Sardinian Military Valour Medal for the Italian War, in silver, of Sardinian manufacture, signed F.G., reverse marked ‘Italian War’ 1859 and engraved DETAING M.D.L. 2E D’ART - Commemorative medal of the Great War, marked ‘RF The Great War for Civilisation 1914–1918’, in bronze, signed Morlon. With ribbon - Commemorative medal of the Great War in bronze with ribbon - Combatant’s Cross with its ribbon - War Cross 1914–1917 with ribbon and one star - War Cross 1939 with ribbon and one palm - Gala bar comprising five mounted miniatures: - Officer’s Cross of the Legion of Honour, - 1939–1945 War Cross - ‘Patria non Immemor’ Resistance Medal - Volunteer Resistance Combatant’s Cross, - Military Merit Cross
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Auction time 09/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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