Description
measuring 14 cm (w) x 14 cm (h) the obverse bearing a central void with four rivet holes where an applique has been removed
WWI 83rd Infantry Battalion Collar Badge - Browning copper
on a red wool backer
chip in the red enamelled lower arm and gilt wear evident on the Hanseaten Cross
but is not maker marked
France, Republic. A Society Of The Retired Officers Of The Legion Of Honneur Medal Auction Archive measuring 14 cm (w) xIn gilded metal, a badge with smooth rays, the central medallion with a small white enamel five armed Maltese cross with ball finials surrounded by a blue enamel ring inscribed SOCIETE DES OFFICIERS RETRAITES MEMBRES DE LA LEG. DHONN., with weapons (anchor, sword, cannons) behind the ring, the reverse is plain, the badge is surmounted by a oak and laurel wreath suspension, measures 35. 6mm (w) x 59. 6mm (h), weighs 23. 0 grams, worn on a tricoloured