France, III Republic. An Order Of Agricultural Merit, II Class Officer, C.1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac slightly loose crown and coat

slightly loose crown and coat of arms

A lot of First War period Austrian-German alliance pins

on a light blue embroidered background

” measuring 45 mm (w) x 66 mm (h)

missing one set of reverse attachment prongs

France, III Republic. An Order Of Agricultural Merit, II Class Officer, C.1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac slightly loose crown and coat(Ordre du Mrite Agricole). Instituted in 1883. Type I without date 1900. In silver gilt with blue and white enamels, measuring 37. 5 mm (w) x 68. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and laterally pierced ball suspension, repair evident in the blue enamels on both centrepiece rings using a black filler, otherwise the enamels are intact, large rosette on its original ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Order of Agricultural Merit was instituted on July 7,