Medal of Honour of Labour (Medaille D'Honneur du Travail). Adolphe Rivet obverse design. Silver grade
Reverse with legend 'Travail Industrie' and below symbols of labour and a panel. This the 'narrow' panel variant
The award is issued in silver for 25 years service
Condition: GVF read more
20.00 GBP
Medal of Honour of Labour (Medaille D'Honneur du Travail). Adolphe Rivet obverse design. Silver grade
Reverse with legend 'Travail Industrie' and below symbols of labour and a panel. This the 'large' panel variant
The award is issued in silver for 25 years service
Condition: GVF read more
20.00 GBP
Medal of Honour of Labour (Medaille D'Honneur du Travail). 'Delsart' design variant. Gilt (vermeil) grade, with silk rosette on riband. Named & dated (P. Valentin 1993)
The award is issued in four grades, silver (25 years), gilt (35 years) gold (43 years) and the grand medal in gold (48 years)
Condition: EF read more
20.00 GBP
Medal of Honour of Labour (Medaille D'Honneur du Travail). Gilt (vermeil) grade. With silk rosette on riband
The medal with word 'Argent' (silver) indented on the flat edge rim of the medal
With hallmark / poincon on front obverse at 1200 Hrs below suspension knob, and appears to be the 'crab' symbol
Reverse with sunburst background, symbols of labour, including clasped hand with hammer, below that a panel and beneath that the legend legend 'Honneur. Travail
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20.00 GBP
Medal of Honour of Labour (Medaille D'Honneur du Travail). Unsigned design. Gilt (vermeil) grade, with silk rosette on riband. Named & dated (J. P. Corbon 1995)
Reverse with legend 'Honneur-Travail' and below symbols of labour and a panel
The award is issued in four grades, silver (25 years), gilt (35 years) gold (43 years) and the grand medal in gold (48 years)
Condition: EF read more
20.00 GBP
France: Colonial Medal (Medaille Coloniale). 2nd type 'France Libre' London made variant, with uni-face wreath suspension & 2 x clasps (agrafes) 'Erythree' & 'Libye'
The medal is of the second type with uniface wreath suspension. With clear J.R.G. (John R. Gaunt of London) signature on base of reverse, denoting a Free French medal issue struck in London England, during the war years 1940-1945
Both clasps on the silk medal riband are by the Parisian medal maker 'Arthus Bertrand'
Erythree: Instituted in London on 26 March 1942, a... read more
France: Colonial Medal (Medaille Coloniale). 2nd type, with uni-face wreath suspension, Variant model by 'Marie-Stuart' & clasp (agrafe) 'Extreme Orient'
Medal is a scarce variant by Paris maker 'Marie-Stuart', (30.5mm) with single sided suspension and 'sans' marks / poincons
The silvered (agrafe) on the riband, is by the Parisian medal maker 'Chobillon'
Extreme-Orient (Far East): The clasp was instituted on 5 August 1946. The clasp represents service with French colonial forces in French Indochina (Vietnam) in the ... read more
70.00 GBP
France: Medal of Liberated France 1944 (Medaille de la France Liberee 1944)
The medal was instituted in 1947, as an award to both French nationals and their allies who were brought to notice for making a significant contribution towards the Liberation of France in the period 1939 (1940 for French nationals) -1945
A relatively scarce seen French award for the Liberation of France, not least as the award criteria for this medal prohibited the decoration be... read more
45.00 GBP
France: Franco-Prussian War Medal 1870-1871. 1st 'Ordnance' type (Medaille Commemorative De La Guerre 1870-1871)
An 'Ordnance' first type medal. 30mm dimension
The medal was only instituted 1911, and awarded retroactively to the surviving veterans who had fought in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71
The medal with Cornucopia logo and bronze metal hallmarks of the Paris Mint in lower right reverse field
Condition: GVF read more
20.00 GBP
France: Medal of Honour of the Railways (Medaille d'Honneur des Chemins de Fer, 1st modele, en argent). 1st type in hallmarked silver
Un-named and un-attributed
The medal is of the first type that had been instituted in 1913, in hallmarked silver. The obverse and rim with French 'Assay' silver poincon / makers marks, and the rim stamped 'Argent' (for Silver)
The medal can be awarded for long service, or for acts of courage, or for distinguished service
A fairly scarce hallmarked si... read more
20.00 GBP