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China, French Concession of Shanghai – Gold medal of the Fre…
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
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China, French Concession of Shanghai – Gold medal of the French Concession, obverse bearing the coat of arms of the concession surmounted by a Chinese wall crown, encircled by the inscription on a scroll “FRENCH CONCESSION OF SHANGHAI”, repeated in Chinese; on the reverse, a circular cartouche encircled by the inscription ‘MÉRITE CIVIQUE’ on a laurel wreath, the centre engraved with the award ‘J.V.M. BREDIAN 1940’, a bail formed of a bamboo stem decorated with oak and laurel leaves, ribbon, mounted on a gold key-ring chain, hallmarked with an eagle’s head.
32.1 mm, gross weight: 35.5 g
China, Second World War.
Very good to very good condition
Jean Victor Marie Bredian (1893–1949), a graduate of the École Polytechnique and an observer pilot, mentioned five times in dispatches during the 1914–1918 war, which he concluded as commander of the BR 220 observation squadron with the rank of captain, Returning to civilian life, he subsequently became director of the Franco-Chinese Bank in Saigon. Knight of the Legion of Honour on 3 September 1918, Officer on 29 June 1934. File LH//355/47
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