France, Republic. A Lot of Second War Prisoner of War Medals and Insignia Auction gilded characters on the exterior

gilded characters on the exterior

constructed of light grey wool

was Clement Attlee's aunt by marriage

slight restoration in the black lacquer on the upper arm on the obverse

Instituted 22 March 1871 by King/Kaiser Wilhelm I

France, Republic. A Lot of Second War Prisoner of War Medals and Insignia Auction gilded characters on the exteriorA Medal of Honour for Regions, Departments and Communes, Silver Medal, the obverse featuring a large rooster, reverse engraved A. LEROUYER, with surmounting crown, marked with Paris crab denoting 800 silver fineness and manufacture between 1838 1962 on the 12 oclock arm, measures 32 mm (w) x 50. 4 mm (h), very fine. A National Federation of Combatant Prisoners of War Medal, in silvered white metal, worn with barbed wire clasp denoting prisoner of war