France, Republic. A Croix De Guerre,1914-1918 With Multiple Awards Auction Archive Screw Back - Silver frame

Screw Back - Silver frame with majority of frosting intact

red and green embroidery in the crown

Four Miniature French Orders and Medals - Order of Academic Palms (silver gilt

Austria: War Cross for Civil Merit

lugs bent over)

France, Republic. A Croix De Guerre,1914-1918 With Multiple Awards Auction Archive Screw Back - Silver frameSilvered bronze (AKA "Florentine Bronze"), unmarked, "1914 1918" reverse, 37. 5 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its ball suspension, two silver palm branches, one bronze star and three silver stars on its original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: Just prior to 1970, many French bronze awards and badges were issued with a bright gilt (silvered) finish known as "Florentine Bronze".