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French Medal of the Orient (Medaille D'Orient). The obverse depicts the helmeted bust of 'la Repubique' with the engravers signature 'Georges Lemaire' at 8 o'clock and 'REPUBLIQUE FRANCAIS' around the edge. The reverse is a landscape framed by palm trees, with flags, gun barrel and an anchor in the foreground; the nearest flag bears the inscription 'HONNEUR ET PATRIE 1915 1918'. In the top section is the word 'ORIENT'. The suspension is formed from two palm fronds and a crescent moon. The 38mm ribbon is light blue with three yellow stripes. The central stripe is 6mm wide and outer stripes are 2mm wide. Attached to the ribbon is a gilded 'slide on' clasp with the word 'ORIENT'.
Instituted jointly with the Dardanelles medal, 15th June 1926, the Orient Medal was for award to French participants in the Salonika campaign in Greece, between 1915 and 1918 during the First World War.
Dardanelles Commemorative Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The helmeted figure of la Repubique and the inscription 'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' on the circumference with the engravers name at the lower le
French Korea Medal awarded to members of the French military forces participating in the Korean War. The obverse shows shows the Korean ying and yang symbol and four trigrams within the outline of a r
Franco-Prussian War Medal 1870-1871. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The helmeted bust of La Republique facing left with 'REPUBLIQUE' on the left and 'FRANÇAISE' to the right. In the lower left quadrant t
French Colonial Medal 1893 with the bar 'ALGERIE'. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of La Republique facing left wearing a helmet and a laurel wreath with 'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' around the circum
Syria-Cilicia and Levant Medal with the bar 'LEVANT'. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of La Republique facing left wearing a helmet that has an oak leaf wreath, and 'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' around
Commemorative War Medal 1914 - 1918. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of La Republique wearing a First World War Adrian pattern steel helmet and holding a sword by the blade, hilt upwards, togethe
