France, Iv Republic. An Order Of Merit For Commerce And Industry, Iii Class Knight, C.1960 Buy Now The medal was manufactured by

The medal was manufactured by the Louis Essen Company of Milwaukee

machine woven in silver threads on a black rayon base

Black Grade Award Document (named to "Leutnant Groos

with delicate protruded ball finials in each quadrant

He was a resident of Columbus

France, Iv Republic. An Order Of Merit For Commerce And Industry, Iii Class Knight, C.1960 Buy Now The medal was manufactured by(Ordre du Mrite du Travail, Chevalier). Instituted in 1957. Three piece construction, in bronze gilt with red enamels, a forest green enamelled disk placed between the two bronze gilt plates, maker marked "A. B." (Arthus Bertrand) on the obverse, measuring 40 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h), the red enamelled text "MERITE DU TRAVAIL" on the obverse exhibiting slight discolouration, on its original shortened neck ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of