Order Of Combatant Merit Hold showing moderate use and wear

showing moderate use and wear

extremely fine (awarded on 2

again trimmed in orange piping with two silver gilt buttons each

oxidation spots evident on the obverse and on the edge

Order Of Combatant Merit Hold showing moderate use and wearOrder of Combatant Merit Officer, in gilt and green enamels, 38mm x 40 mm, light contact marks, extremely fine condition. This order was created on September 14, 1953 to recognize the leaders of organizations whose aim was the support former combatants and victims of war. Insignia were made by Arthus Bertrand, Paris.. The order has not been awarded since 1963 and thus had a life of just ten years.