France Iii Republic. An Order Of The Academic Palms, Ii Class Officer, C.1900 GTRexclude for Organizing the 1st Road

for Organizing the 1st Road Speed Skating World Championship

the reverse suspension crown

the organization disbanded in 2004

disembarking at Suez

without ribbon and ring

France Iii Republic. An Order Of The Academic Palms, Ii Class Officer, C.1900 GTRexclude for Organizing the 1st RoadOrdre des Palmes Acadmiques. Instituted in 1808. Type II (1850 1955). In silver with purple enamels, marked with a boar's head and maker marked "A B R" within a diamond shaped frame on the leafing just to the left of the ball suspension on the obverse, measuring 28. 8 mm (w) x 40. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, large rosette on its original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Academic Palms