France, Republic. An Order Of The Honey Bee, Officer, C.1925 GTRexclude with a rim above the

with a rim above the base

Footnote: The Order was founded by the Cortes on August 31

"Cejalvo MADRID" maker's label and "M

the left side unsecured as the screwpost has been lost to time

on November 1

France, Republic. An Order Of The Honey Bee, Officer, C.1925 GTRexclude with a rim above the(Ordre de l'abeille mellifre). Instituted in 1703. In silver gilt with red, white, blue and green enamels, marked with Dutch script letter ""V"" duty mark on the tip of the ribbon on the reverse, the mark used for imported gold and silver objects with the ""V"" representing the Dutch word vreemd"" which translates to ""foreign"" (the mark gives no guarantee of standard of fineness and was intended for imported objects only, however sometimes by