France, Vichy Government. A War Cross 1939-1945 With Two Bronze Stars United Republic of paper backer peeling back from

paper backer peeling back from the tips of the wings and cracked through above the swastika

and who collaborated on the establishment of the new government

8 mm (w) x 45 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring)

silver and silver-gilt palms and lion ribbon emblems were awarded for various categories of Mention in Dispatches

an Armband (two pieces of khaki cotton sewn back-to-back

France, Vichy Government. A War Cross 1939-1945 With Two Bronze Stars United Republic of paper backer peeling back from(Croix de Guerre). Instituted in 1939. In bronze, dated "1939 1940" on the reverse centrepiece, measuring 38. 2 mm (w) x 47 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, green oxidation spot evident on the arm at 12 o'clock on the obverse, two bronze stars affixed to its original ribbon with dual prong pinback, near extremely fine.