France, Iii Republic. A Military Medal For The Occupation Of The Rhineland, C.1925 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Military Decoration 2nd Class (bronze

Military Decoration 2nd Class (bronze gilt

with the large NSDAP national emblem with open wings and the eagle’s head facing right

the small eagle unmarked

the other rectangular-shaped

hand embroidered national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika in its talons with accent threads for detail

France, Iii Republic. A Military Medal For The Occupation Of The Rhineland, C.1925 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Military Decoration 2nd Class (bronze(Medaille de Rhnanie). Instituted in 1925. Type II (Rhineland, Ruhr and Tyrol). In bronze, maker marked "AXC" (Adrien Chaubillon, Paris) and marked "BRONZE" on the edge, engraver marked "M. Delannoy" (Maurice Delannoy) on the obverse, inscribed "RHENANIE RUR TYROL" on the reverse, measuring 30 mm in diameter, very light contact, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Military Medal for the Occupation of the Rhineland was instituted in