A Rare 1940 French Medal For Defence Of Gembloux GTRexclude occasional nicks and speckling

occasional nicks and speckling

3 mm x 12 mm Buttonhole Pin with silver mugunghwa blossom clasp

He was with Chatham Division and served with various ships between 1889 and 1912

with 640 people losing their lives

1941 to April 26

A Rare 1940 French Medal For Defence Of Gembloux GTRexclude occasional nicks and specklingBronze, Greek cross base, obverse illustrating a five pointed Moroccan star piercing a swastika, inscribed "VINCERE SCIS", surrounded by an open ended wreath, oak leaves on the left and laurel leaves on the right and engraver marked "MAURICE AVRIL", reverse illustrating a large cross and inscribed "14 16 MAI GEMBLOUX 1940" with oak and laurel leaves in the corners, 39. 5 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was created on April 7,