France, Iv Republic. An Order Of Merit For Service To Veterans, Ii Class Officer, C.1955 Hold and a small piece missing

and a small piece missing in the lower left corner

Sardinian issue

hand embroidered in silvery/aluminum flat and round wire threads

He signed on for twelve years' service in the Royal Navy on December 14

France, Iv Republic. An Order Of Merit For Service To Veterans, Ii Class Officer, C.1955 Hold and a small piece missing(Ordre du Mrite Combattant). Instituted in 1953. Three piece construction, in bronze gilt with green enamels, engraver marked just below the bust on the obverse, measuring 40 mm (w) x 40. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, intact enamels, very light contact, large rosette on its original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Merit for Service to Veterans was instituted on September 14, 1953 and discontinued on January 1,