French Bronze Combatant's Cross (Croix du...
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This aggregated auction listing is being sold by HiBid in Lancaster, Ohio. The auction has 5 days remaining. BidProwl's Flip Score puts it at 80/100, which scores well above the median for military surplus.
Description from HiBid
Combattant), Monnaie de Paris. This is a French Croix du Combattant (Combatant's Cross), a military decoration established in 1930 to honor those who served in combat units. The medal is struck in bronze in the form of a cross pattee with four arms and a central circular medallion, all superimposed on a laurel wreath. The obverse central medallion features the profile of Marianne wearing a helmet adorned with laurel leaves, encircled by the embossed text REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. The reverse medallion depicts a vertical sword pointing downward against a background of sun rays, surrounded by the text CROIX DU COMBATTANT. The medal is suspended from its original light-blue silk/rayon ribbon characterized by seven vertical red stripes. Two small marks are embossed on the reverse of the lower cros...
