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Empire Colonial - Benin: knight's cross of the Black Star of Benin, star missing on reverse.

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Empire Colonial - Benin: knight's cross of the Black Star of Benin, star missing on reverse.

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Five orders/decorations Knight's Cross of the French Order of the Legion of Honor from the 2nd Empire, 1852 - 1870, heavily chipped. Austrian Cross of Military Merit III. class with KD. Serbian Cross of Honor for fighters in the Serbian-Bulgarian War of 1913 and two Polish badges/awards. Partly heavily damaged, without ribbon. Condition: II - III

Six awards, 3rd Republic Knight's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor (silver, gold medallions, slightly chipped enamel). Cross of Valor 1939 in bronze. Cross of Merit "Croix du Combattant" in bronze. War Remembrance Medal 1939-1945 in bronze with silver clasps "Afrique", Italie", "Allemagne". Silver medal "Corps Expeditionnaire Francais d'Italie 1943 - 1944". Silver colonial medal. All on ribbon. Partially slightly damaged, signs of age. Condition: II

Estim. 100 - 120 EUR

BARRETTE FOR A SOLDIER comprising: - Officer's cross of the Order of Leopold - knight's cross of the order of the crown - Knight's cross of the Order of Leopold - Knight's cross of the Order of the Black Star of Benin - insignia of the knight of the order of Ethiopia Bar for a soldier military decorations Gross weight: 142 g - 5 OZ

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Five war crosses, including four from the First World War, 1914/1918, and one from 1939. Two Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Légion d'Honneur crosses (minor enamel damage to one of the Légions d'Honneur) and a Chevalier des Palmes Académiques cross are included. Third Republic period

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