France, V Republic. An Overseas Medal With Somalia Clasp, C.1965 Auction Archive Original leather buffer pad remains

Original leather buffer pad remains intact

both from there on our right and from Ypres on our left

often referred to by collectors as a “reverse decal” helmet

incorporating a button down fly with three brass buttons flanked by plastic buttons at either end

56mm x 58mm

France, V Republic. An Overseas Medal With Somalia Clasp, C.1965 Auction Archive Original leather buffer pad remains(Medaille dOutre Mer). Instituted 6 June 1962. A circular medal constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bears the left facing helmeted and laurel crowned portrait of a woman (as the personification of the French Republic), circumscribed with REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE (FRENCH REPUBLIC), the reverse bears a terrestrial globe on top of trophies of military conquest circumscribed with "MEDAILLE D'OUTRE MER" (OVERSEAS MEDAL), measuring 28. 78 mm (w) x 34.