France, III Republic. An Order Of Agricultural Merit, III Class Knight, C.1900 Hold Fourteen badges are sterling silver

Fourteen badges are sterling silver gilt with red

and Scientific Council of the Technical University of Ilmenau

(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste)

Ten and a half weeks after enlisting

inside lid lined in white satin and padded

France, III Republic. An Order Of Agricultural Merit, III Class Knight, C.1900 Hold Fourteen badges are sterling silver(Ordre du Mrite Agricole). Instituted in 1883. Type I without date 1900. In bronze gilt with blue and white enamels, measuring 35. 7 mm (w) x 44. 3 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, faded original ribbon with dual prong pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Agricultural Merit was instituted on July 7, 1883 and awarded for services to agriculture.