France, Republic. An Order Of The Academic Society Of Letters, Arts And Sciences, Breast Star, C.1960 Hold partial enamel loss

partial enamel loss

that of ""Commander"" (Commandeur) was created by a decree of August 3

now Killed in Action

while the interior retains all of its original fixtures

original ribbon with "ADMIRAL GEO

France, Republic. An Order Of The Academic Society Of Letters, Arts And Sciences, Breast Star, C.1960 Hold partial enamel lossFrance; Four piece construction, silver with white, light blue and dark blue enamelled insignia, mounted to a silver eight pointed star base, unmarked, 89. 5 mm x 89. 8 mm, vertical pinback, crazing evident in the white and light blue enamels on the upper arm on the insignia, otherwise the enamels are intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Academic Society of Letters, Arts and Sciences was founded in 1915 and recognizes men and women of all