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

45 mm x 128 mm

resulting in the war crime of the shooting of almost 100 British POWs

horizontal tapered pin with a sheet metal hinge and a slightly rounded catch

Footnote: Sergeant C

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",