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Auction: 5005 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 360

France, Group of Four attributed to J.F. Cotta Legion d´Honneur, 5th Republic, Chevalier´s breast Badge (4th class), with rosette, gilt and enamel; Médaille Militaire, Great War period, silver, gilt and enamel, with uniface trophy of arms suspension, blue enamel damage to reverse; France, Croix de Guerre 1914-18, with one silver star and seven bronze stars on riband; Croix du Combattant, good very fine or better, first two awards in cases of issue, with Legion of Honour certificate named to Joseph François Cotta (dated 3.1.1959), and addressed envelope; Legion d´Honneur Society Member´s book; two newspaper cuttings from the Monaco area; together with Legion d´ Honneur, 5th Republic, Commander´s neck Badge, 92mm x 61mm, gilt and enamel, minor white enamel damage; Legion d´Honneur, 3rd Republic, Chevalier´s breast Badge (5th class), silver, gold and enamel, in Louis Aucoc, Paris case of issue; United States of America, Purple Heart, edge numbered ´171469´, with dress riband and lapel button, in case of issue, good very fine or better (7) Estimate £ 100-120 Joseph François Cotta, born 1895, native of Monaco, France; served during the Great War in the Dardanelles and later at Verdun and Fort Douaumont.

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£160