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orders, decorations, campaign medals and militaria - Spink

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<strong>orders</strong>, deCoratioNs, CampaigN medaLs aNd miLitaria<br />

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402<br />

Finl<strong>and</strong>, Republic, Silver Medal for Life-Saving, 39mm, silver, Finnish Lion<br />

on obverse, h<strong>and</strong> holding flame on reverse the edge stamped with Finnish<br />

fineness mark 813H, town mark for Turku, <strong>and</strong> date mark F6 for 1935,<br />

extremely fine, scarce, with ring suspension<br />

£120-150<br />

x403<br />

France, First Empire 1804-14, Legion of Honour, an Early ‘1st type’ 1804-<br />

06 Knight’s breast Badge with affixed ‘2nd type’ crown suspension, 50mm<br />

including crown suspension x 36mm, silver, gold, <strong>and</strong> enamel, reverse centre<br />

medallion depressed, minor enamel restoration to one arm, very fine, scarce<br />

£1,400-1,800<br />

First Empire Legion of Honour Badges were often converted by the recipient to<br />

conform with changes in the Legion of Honour regulations regarding the appearance<br />

of the Badge.<br />

x404<br />

France, First Empire 1804-14, Order of the Three Golden Fleeces, prototype<br />

Badge of Coudray’s 1809 proposed design, 93mm including crowned eagle<br />

suspension x 35mm, silver-gilt <strong>and</strong> enamel, uniface, a fine quality collector’s<br />

copy made during the Second Empire, good very fine, scarce<br />

£400-600<br />

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