France, Republic.sixteen Military Moroccan Overseas Service Regimental Badges Auction reaching Cerovë after some fighting

reaching Cerovë after some fighting

surrounded by the Latin inscription ORDEN DE HONOR Y MERITO (Order of Honor and Merit)

2) A War Medal 1873

green oxidation evident on one arm on the obverse

with nine years of experience with the Cobourg Heavy Battery (five years as a non-commissioned officer)

France, Republic.sixteen Military Moroccan Overseas Service Regimental Badges Auction reaching Cerovë after some fightingBadges are fabricated from bronze, twelve are silvered, four are gilt, thirteen with various colours of enamels, one is maker marked ""Augis Lyon"", seven are maker marked ""Drago Paris"", six are maker marked ""Drago Paris Nice"", two are unmarked, nine with a vertical pinback, four with a horizontal pinback, two with dual lugs, intact enamels, ranging from very fine to extremely fine. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a