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1958 Commemorative Medal for Security
and Order Operations
FRANCE
(Médaille Commémorative des Opérations de Sécurité et de Maintien de l'Ordre)
| Size of the Medal: | 29.70mm |
| Ribbon: | Light blue with red-edged white edges. With clasp of ALGERIE |
| Enamel: | NO |
| Creation: |
Instituted 12 October 1956, revised to current name and design 11 January 1958, to members of the French armed forces and French civil servants under military authority for service in French North Africa. |
| Description: | North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal is a 30mm in diameter circular medal struck from bronze and gilded. The obverse, engraved by Georges Lemaire, bore an allegorical image of the warrior French Republic wearing a helmet adorned with and oak leaf wreath and surrounded by the relief inscription along the medal circumference "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE" (English: "French Republic"). On the reverse, the relief inscription on five lines "MÉDAILLE COMMÉMORATIVE" - "OPÉRATIONS SÉCURITÉ" - "ET MAINTIEN DE L'ORDRE" (English: "Medal Commemorative" - "Security Operations" - "And Maintaining Order") surrounded by a wreath of oak and olive leaves along the medal circumference. The pre January 1958 variant had the reverse inscription on four lines "MÉDAILLE" "COMMÉMORATIVE" "D'AFRIQUE" "DU NORD" (English: "NORTH" "AFRICA" "COMMEMORATIVE" "MEDAL"). |
| Country of Origin: | France |
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| Condition: |
Very Good condition the condecoration, minor marks according with it age. On the back of the decoration you can see a small piece of paper stuck on the ribbon that has written the type of decoration it is. The ribbon is in very good conditions. |
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Sobre T396 - PP |
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