France, Iii Republic. Three Crosses Auction 1869923 Sergeant F

1869923 Sergeant F

printed on dark green cloth

although the civil division was not formalized until 1847

By most accounts

(magnetic)

France, Iii Republic. Three Crosses Auction 1869923 Sergeant FWar Cross (Croix de Guerre) 1914 1918 (in bronze, dated "1914 1918" on the reverse, measuring 37. 2 mm (w) x 46 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, bronze star on its original ribbon); Combatant's Cross (Croix du Combattant) (in bronze, marked marked "T" above "LR" and marked "BR" (bronze) on the reverse, measuring 36 mm (w) x 36 mm (h), original ribbon); and War Cross for Overseas Operations (Croix de Guerre des Thtres