France, Republic. An Order Of Agricultural Merit, Officer & Knight, C.1925 GTRexclude the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered multi-colored edelweiss within a knotted border

and numerous signatures (presumably

stating that Matthiessen left the ship in Stettin on April 9

Combatants version

France, Republic. An Order Of Agricultural Merit, Officer & Knight, C.1925 GTRexclude the obverse bearing a machine-embroideredOrdre du Mrite Agricole. Instituted in 1883. Type I without date. Officer: in silver gilt with blue and white enamels, hallmarked with a boar's head on the tip of the ribbon on the reverse, measuring 36 mm (w) x 64. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and laterally pierced ball suspension, chipping and crazing evident on four of the six star points on the reverse, traces of gilt remains, original ribbon 12 o'clock arm enamel repaired with loss; and