Two Médaille militaire (English: Military Medals)
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3rd Republic -1870–1940
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4th Republic -1946–1958
Each is in exceptionally good condition!
The Médaille militaire (English: Military Medal) is a military decoration of the French Republic for other ranks for meritorious service and acts of bravery in action against an enemy force. It is the third highest award of the French Republic, after the Legion of Honour, a civil and military order, and the Order of Liberation, a Second World War-only order. The Médaille militaire is therefore the most senior entirely military active French decoration.
The award was first established in 1852 by the first President of the French Republic, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
Thank you for stopping to view my posting and please be certain tolook over my other medals, artifacts and unique items beingoffered.If there is something you are looking for, please feel freeto ask.
If you are looking to make an offer or perhaps are interested in only one of the medals offered in this lot, please contact me first and lets have a conversation.
Before I begin, you need to be aware that:
IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE THAT WHEN A BIDISENTERED, THE "MAKE AN OFFER" OPTION IS REMOVED (by eBay rules, notmine). Please keep this in mind if you are watching to place an offerlater. Once a bid is entered, you now have to compete with anotherinterested party. If you are thinking of making an offer, please allow48hours for me to receive and consider your offer. I try to check mymessage status every day but that is not always possible.
Also, if you are interested in only one medal, please contact me immediately with your offer indicating which medal you have an interest in and what your offer is.
The medals being offered are of original, vintage French manufacture most likely issued before the French left Vietnam in 1954. They are NOT reproductions. Accordingly, they may show their age in one form or another so examine the photos and feel free to ask your questions.
All of the items I am offering, in this auction and other auctions, are from my fathers possessions (collection, if you will,but my father held onto these medals more as reminders of people / friends he met during his service / dedication rather as a collector).
My fathers daytime occupation at the time was as an instructor teaching tailoring to Vietnamese students. To substantiate his presencein Vietnam, he ran a small tailoring shop catering to military personnel.
At times he was asked to replace medals or the suspension ribbon from which they hung. It appears some of these medals were replaced in their entirety but my father held onto this medal all these years as a tokenremembrance of the soldier who asked for a replacement. Strange as itseems, dad always said when he held the various medals he brought back, he could remember the face but not always the names.
Unfortunately, during war time, quite a few customers did not comeback to pick up their order. Some of the other medals I am offering show this distinction by their quality and condition.
In any event, these are unique pieces of history.
Please review the pictures. Ive done my best to describe thisauction but the pictures are the best in showing what you are biddingon.If you have questions, please ask.
If you have another moment, please take a moment and examine theother items being offered.
Some of the other medals being offered,along with many from the Republic of Vietnam (RVN), include those of French origin and were the property (not sure if I should consider them“property" considering a soldier was properly awarded such distinctions) of a French soldier / officer while stationed in colonial Vietnam/ Indochine /Indochina. Having checked the period, some of the French Medals reach back to WW II.
Sincerely,
GOLDENBOWLUSA
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