France, Iii Republic. Three Crosses certificate_of_authenticity supplemented by black-and-white illustrations

supplemented by black-and-white illustrations

with postage stamp and Reich stamp

departing Liverpool

The bottom of the ashtray is lined with a decorative sheet of brass

but the sword and scabbard on either side remain

France, Iii Republic. Three Crosses certificate_of_authenticity supplemented by black-and-white illustrationsWar Cross (Croix de Guerre) 1914 1918 (in bronze, dated "1914 1918" on the reverse, measuring 37. 2 mm (w) x 46 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, bronze star on its original ribbon); Combatant's Cross (Croix du Combattant) (in bronze, marked marked "T" above "LR" and marked "BR" (bronze) on the reverse, measuring 36 mm (w) x 36 mm (h), original ribbon); and War Cross for Overseas Operations (Croix de Guerre des Thtres