France, Republic. An Order of Social Merit, Commander Hold scattered chipping evident in the

scattered chipping evident in the blue enamels on the obverse centrepiece

The Order is conferred in commemoration of the founder of the Saudi Kingdom

A studio portrait showing an Officer of Grenzschutz Ost in a Reichswehr uniform alongside a female companion

7 mm x 62 mm inclusive of its crown suspension

Volume 1 (San Jose: R

France, Republic. An Order of Social Merit, Commander Hold scattered chipping evident in theInstituted October 25, 1936. In silver gilt, a blue enamelled seven point star with ball finials, a wreath connecting each quadrant, the obverse medallion in silver gilt and white enamels inscribed, the reverse medallion features the inscription MINISTERE DU TRAVAIL, surmounted by a wreath suspension and worn on original neck ribbon, marked on suspension with a boars head denoting silver fineness and indecipherable makers mark, measures 62. 7mm (w) x