France, V Republic. An Overseas Medal With Somalia Clasp, C.1965 Auction Archive 1/CONN:RANG:)

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religious and military characteristics and that the first Masters General were lay knights

often referred to by collectors as a “reverse decal” helmet

A Miniature Order of Lion and Sun

incorporating a button down fly with three brass buttons flanked by plastic buttons at either end

France, V Republic. An Overseas Medal With Somalia Clasp, C.1965 Auction Archive 1/CONN:RANG:)(Medaille dOutre Mer). Instituted 6 June 1962. A circular medal constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bears the left facing helmeted and laurel crowned portrait of a woman (as the personification of the French Republic), circumscribed with REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE (FRENCH REPUBLIC), the reverse bears a terrestrial globe on top of trophies of military conquest circumscribed with "MEDAILLE D'OUTRE MER" (OVERSEAS MEDAL), measuring 28. 78 mm (w) x 34.