France, Republic. Sixteen French Military Insignia Badges consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac after press criticism that the

after press criticism that the organization was unpatriotic

with some warping and cracking evident

The treacherous Himalayas took their toll

overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching lightning bolts

later production c

France, Republic. Sixteen French Military Insignia Badges consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac after press criticism that theAll are fabricated from bronze, ten are silvered, the other six in gilt, all with various colours of enamels, in various sizes. Fourteen are French: one is maker marked "Drago", four are maker marked "Drago Paris", nine are maker marked "Drago Paris Nice", thirteen a vertical pinback, one with dual lugs; two are American: one is maker marked "Sherman Mfg. Co., Providence, R. I." and marked "3S", the other is marked "IE", both with dual push pins.