France The French Collection

[g_deploige]

Beautifull French blue

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[g_deploige]

The certificate

Edited April 19, 2006 by g_deploige

[Hendrik]

Speaking of which how about seeing a bunch of Vichy stuff...

Dan,

Here's one but you'll find more on my website : Hendrik's Medal Corner

Happy viewing,

Hendrik

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[Hendrik]

Some more French niceties ... the M?daille Militaire, 2nd Empire type

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[Hendrik]

and the Order of Public Health Merit, knight class

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[Hendrik]

Ha, the things one can get medals for : the Order of Tourism Merit, knight class !

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[Hendrik]

One of my favourites : the M?daille de la Fid?lit? Fran?aise. Awarded to inhabitants of the Alsace and Lorraine regions who had been imprisoned or exiled by the Germans during WWI, in recognition of their loyalty to France. The stars indicate the number of years in prison or exile.

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[Hendrik]

The reverse is not half bad either

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[Hendrik]

Picked these up in Paris last Sunday :

1. Officer in the Order of Maritime Merit (a merchant navy award)

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[Hendrik]

2. Officer in the Order of Social Merit ... on the correct ribbon this time

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[Hendrik]

And, finally,

3. Knight class of the Order of Saharian Merit

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[Vatjan]

Guess these will make Jan's eyes go all watery

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Well, they are ... nice , but I prefer these 3 colonial production TOE's

Jan

[Vatjan]

one more

[Vatjan]

last one

[Hendrik]

Well, they are ... nice , but I prefer these 3 colonial production TOE's

Jan

They are "yummy" indeed !

[Christophe]

Hendrik and Jan,

All of them are .

Jan, very nice serie of colonial TOE. Did you buy them in Paris ?

Ch.

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[Vatjan]

Jan, very nice serie of colonial TOE. Did you buy them in Paris ?

Ch.

No, I got them from a Belgian collecting buddy.

[Djedj]

If you like them French medals, you can see some in their natural environment here :

http://www.military-photos.com/medailles.htm

[Hendrik]

If you like them French medals, you can see some in their natural environment here :

http://www.military-photos.com/medailles.htm

Thanks for the link - very nice webpages there !

[eitze]

Very interesting thread.

I can contribute the "Order of the Black Star of Benin" - Knight`s Cross and award document.

Here?s the order and the miniature:

[eitze]

And here we have the document.

Unfortunately it is too big for my scanner. Hope you can see all the important parts.

Greetings

eitze

[Hendrik]

And here we have the document.

Very nice to see one of the French Colonial orders with its certificate. The recipient appears to be a crew chief (the correct English word escapes me for the moment) of the French railroads in the Eastern Africa colonies.

Cheers,

Hendrik

[eitze]

@Hendrik

Thank you for the hint on the Colonial Railroads.

Here you see the Medaille Coloniale with one clasp.

[eitze]

And my last French piece is the Medaille Outre Mer with 5 clasps.

Don`t know if they are in the correct order ??

Greetings

eitze

[Hendrik]

Don`t know if they are in the correct order ??

Hello Eitze,

For more information on both the Colonial and the Overseas Medal, check out my site : Hendrik's Medal Corner

The correct order for the Overseas Medal bars would normally be (bottom to top) :

Tchad - Liban - Za?re - Ormuz - Cambodge

... but even the French don't care all that much about it

Nice 1st type Colonial Medal too !

Cheers,

Hendrik