France, Iii Republic. Three Awards & Decorations Auction Archive It can be awarded with

It can be awarded with a laurel device (palm) for distinguished valour

protective bars running horizontally around the helmet's bottom edge with another protective bar running from front to back over the crown top

the names are illegible

with a magnetic metal receiver sewn in place at the opposite end

as advised by the Australian Legation at Chungking (now Chongqing)

France, Iii Republic. Three Awards & Decorations Auction Archive It can be awarded withOrder of Merit for Tourism, Officer (in silver gilt, hallmarked with a "1" flanked by dual cornucopias and engraver marked "POILLERAT" on the reverse, measuring 31. 3 mm (w) x 42. 7 mm (h), large rosette on its original ribbon, scattered gilt wear); Order of Merit for Tourism, Knight (in silvered bronze, cornucopia hallmarked, marked "BR" (bronze) and engraver marked "POILLERAT" on the reverse, measuring 31. 5 mm (w) x 42. 7 mm (h), original ribbon