French Third Republic Legion of Honor Medal,...
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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
Chevalier Rank. A French National Order of the Legion of Honor (Legion d'honneur) decoration, specifically the Chevalier (Knight) rank from the Third Republic era. The medal is designed as a five-armed, ten-pointed cross in silver with white enamel, tipped with silver spheres. The arms are joined by a green enameled wreath of oak and laurel leaves. The entire cross is suspended from a smaller green enameled oak and laurel wreath. The obverse features a central gold-colored medallion with the profile of Marianne facing right, encircled by a blue enamel ring inscribed with REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 1870. The reverse features a central gold-colored medallion with two crossed French tricolor flags in enamel, encircled by a blue enamel ring inscribed with HONNEUR ET PATRIE. The medal is attached to ...
