France. A Military Order Of The French Alliance, Commander In Gold, C.1890 certificate_of_authenticity overall very fine condition -

overall very fine condition - one ribbon slightly soiled from age

and 16 pages of British military record copies

all hand embroidered on top of green thick wool

a tab stitched in place on the underside with a smooth finished black upper and raw underside on the right end

These early “thin wreath” badges are considerably lighter in construction then later version in tombac (later version weighs around 40 grams)

France. A Military Order Of The French Alliance, Commander In Gold, C.1890 certificate_of_authenticity overall very fine condition -(Ordre Militaire de Alliance Franaise, commandeur) Pale blue enamel cross bottony with three gilt ribbed rays between each arm, on loop and ribbon ring suspension; the face with an oval medallion imposed centrally, a gilt stippled ground bearing an escutcheon with black, white and black enamel vertical panels, an eagle above with wings spread, all on a trophy of arms in relief and encircled by a gilt edged white enamel ring inscribed in gilt letters