France, Iii Republic. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, Iii Class Commander, C.1952 GTRexclude the exterior bearing a machine-embroidered

the exterior bearing a machine-embroidered gold bullion wire inscription of “TECHNISCHE MARINESCHULE” (“NAVAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL”) in Fraktur script

Reichsnährstand Landesbauernschaft: Blackened bronze

exposing the underlying reinforcing leather strip

McLaughlin

France, Iii Republic. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, Iii Class Commander, C.1952 GTRexclude the exterior bearing a machine-embroidered(Ordre national de la Lgion d'honneur, Commandeur). Instituted in 1802. In silver gilt with white, blue, red and green enamels, hallmarked with a boar's head on the laurel tassels on the obverse, hallmarked with a boar's head and an obscured maker's mark on the loop, measuring 56. 7 mm (w) x 83. 2 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and integral ring suspension, chipping evident in the blue enamels on both centrepiece rings, crazing and chipping in the