France, Third. A Military Order Of The French Alliance In Gold, Knight, C.1890 Hold on loop for suspension -

on loop for suspension - marked “113” for “Hermann Aurich

a town in the background

die-holes in all four corners for uniform attachment

Buckle exhibiting brown paint loss on the prong where it contacts the roll bar and belt

France, Third. A Military Order Of The French Alliance In Gold, Knight, C.1890 Hold on loop for suspension -(Ordre Militaire de l'Alliance franaise, Chevalier). Instituted in 1883. In Gold with red, white, dark blue and light blue enamels, weighing 14. 6 grams, measuring 39. 3 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), chipping evident in the light blue enamels on both sides of the arm at 6 o'clock, original ribbon with pinback, fine. Footnote: The treaty of alliance between the then Kingdom of France and the newly independent United States of America was signed on February 6,