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

Code: 23099

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

Code: 22721

France: Madagascar Medal (2nd Expedition) 1895 (Medaille Du Madagascar 1895). With ornate Paris Mint silver laurel branch spray emblem with date '1895' on riband

Medal with Paris Mint 'Cornucopia' logo and silver stamp 'Argent' indented around rim of medal

The medal fitted with a good original length of silk moire riband

Condition: GVF  read more

Code: 21456

France: War Cross for Exterior Theatres of Operation (Croix de Guerre des Theatres d'Operations Exterieurs (T.O.E.)). With 1 x 'Bronze Star' citation emblem

The original silk riband fitted with;

- 1 x Bronze Star: Indicating 1 x Citation at Regiment / Brigade level

Important: The CDG TOE was never awarded for service in the World Wars, and was never awarded to Allied Forces. The decoration was exclusively reserved for award to French and French Colonial personnel for services in many (but not all) colonial wars in the ...  read more

Code: 21170

France: Wound Medal (Medaille De Blesses Militaires). 5th Type

Note: This is a 'Type 5' model (Ref 'Identification of French Orders and Medals' (D.M. Byrne, 1996))

The medal fitted with a bright length of original silk riband

Condition: Enamel chipped VF  read more

Code: 21163

France: Medal for Dahomey 1892 (Medaille Du Dahomey 1892)

With Paris Mint 'Cornucopia' logo & marks in the reverse lower field

A most colourful - and hard fought 'West Africa' colonial campaign, not least as Colonel Dodd's force of 4,000 French troops had to defeat an enemy force at Dogba estimated to number 15,000 'Behanzin' - the enemy force including an estimated 2,000 'Amazons' - the legendary women soldiers of West African history<...  read more

Code: 21146

France: Escapers Medal (Medaille des Evades)

Instituted in 1926, the medal is awarded to all personnel who had successfully escaped from enemy internment, or died in their attempts to escape from captivity. The medal was made retrospective to include all wars since 1870

The silk moire riband fitted with a two-pronged mounting pin, or 'epingle' as worn in the traditional French style

Condition: GVF  read more

Code: 21131

France: Korea Campaign Medal 1950-1953 (Medaille Francaise Des Operations En Coree 1950-1953). With clasp 'Coree' and red enamelled 'Wound Star' emblem

The medal with Paris Mint 'Cornucopia' and bronze metal assay marks on reverse

Note: Prior to 2016 there was no 'official' wound medal - the authorised 'Wound' insignia was originally a riband only with a red enamelled star. Later the protocol was to wear the approved red enamelled star on the respective campaign medal riband. Later still, white metal bars (agrafes) with red enam...  read more

Code: 21103

France: Korea Campaign Medal 1950-1953 (Medaille Francaise Des Operations En Coree 1950-1953)

The medal with Paris Mint 'Cornucopia' and bronze metal assay marks on reverse

The medal riband fitted with a two-pronged mounting pin, or 'epingle' as worn in the French style

Condition: EF  read more

Code: 21102

France: National Defence Medal (Medaille de la Defense Nationale). Paris Mint model. 3rd Class, or 'Bronze' grade with clasp 'Plongieurs Demineurs'

An ordnance issue medal with official Paris Mint 'Cornucopia' logo and metal marks on lower obverse field

The clasp denotes specialist skills as a 'Diver De-miner'

Naval diver de-miners are specialist divers, allocated to mine-sweeping vessels, or attached to any of the specialist de-mining diver groups that operate out of the French naval ports of Cherbourg, Brest...  read more

Code: 21094