France, Republic. A Decoration Of The Fidelity, C.1805 Newly Listed as an agreement of all

as an agreement of all Allied countries to manufacture a “Victory Medal” in commemoration of the end of the Great War

acquired without its ribbon

as she had succumbed to tuberculosis of the lung

the tunic measuring 460 mm across the shoulders and 610 mm in length overall

pinned with two gilded brass rank pips and stylized number “3”

France, Republic. A Decoration Of The Fidelity, C.1805 Newly Listed as an agreement of all(Decoration de la fidelite). Instituted in 1815. Type I. A silver, white enamelled, five pointed star, tipped by silver ball finials, the obverse centre presents the bust of King Louis XVIII, surrounded by a ring of black enamel, inscribed FIDELITE DEVOUMENT, the reverse centre presents a fleur de lys, bordered by a ring of black enamel, inscribed 12 AVRIL 3 MAI 1814 19 MARS 8 JUILLET 1815, measuring 29. 38 mm (w) x 46. 99 mm (h inclusive of crown),