France, Third Republic. A Miniature Order of the Legion of Honour in Diamonds, c.1880 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac scattered gilt wear and contact

scattered gilt wear and contact evident on the ED

the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing the leftward facing bust of Albert III in gilt

So we turned around to go back home and one of the Lancasters near us was shot out by a machine gun on top of a barn not very far from us

the reverse of one with a partially-intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) tag with a serial number of “A-0624”

A 1937 Kraft durch Freude Hessen-Nassau Seegeltung badge (June

France, Third Republic. A Miniature Order of the Legion of Honour in Diamonds, c.1880 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac scattered gilt wear and contact(Ordre National de la Lgion d'honneur). Instituted in 1802. (1870 1951 Issue). In silver, a French made cross, presenting a Maltese cross full of old cut diamonds with diamond ball finials, emerald laurel and oak leaf wreath segments in each quadrant, the obverse central medallion in Gold features a rightward facing effigy of Marianne surrounded in a blue enamel ring inscribed REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE, the reverse central medallion in Gold presents