France, Republic. A Lot Of Twelve Regimental Badges Hold circa 1914

circa 1914

78 mm x 238 mm

with publisher’s information

with an American eagle confronting a Mexican serpent in the foreground

the reverse with enameled medallion inscribed MERITE CENTRAFRICAIN 1959

France, Republic. A Lot Of Twelve Regimental Badges Hold circa 1914Eight are fabricated from bronze, four are silvered, ten with various colours of enamels, in various sizes, three are maker marked "Drago Paris", one is maker marked "Drago Paris Nice", two are maker marked "Arthus Bertrand", six with a vertical pinback, five with a horizontal pinback one of which has its catch broken off, the remaining badge missing its pinback. Most with the enamels intact, ranging from fine to near extremely fine.