France, Iv And V Republics. An Order Of The Arts And The Letters, I Class Commander Buy Now On the declaration of war

On the declaration of war with Spain in April 1898

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the interior of the cap has a brown leather sweatband

the reverse presents a laurel wreath with the inscription THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION 1860

45 mm x 128 mm

France, Iv And V Republics. An Order Of The Arts And The Letters, I Class Commander Buy Now On the declaration of war(Ordre des Arts et des Lettres). Instituted in 1957. Five piece construction, in bronze gilt with green and white enamels, unmarked, the base consisting of an eight pointed green enamelled asterisk, obverse centrepiece with the conjoined scripted letters "A" and "L", the centrepiece ring inscribed "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE", reverse centrepiece illustrating the left facing bust of Marianne, the centrepiece ring inscribed "ORDRE DES ARTS ET DES LETTRES",