United Kingdom. A Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire, Civil Division, Knights Commander (Kbe) Newly Listed 1915 at the Toronto Recruiting

1915 at the Toronto Recruiting Centre in Toronto

BONAPARTE ÉPARGNE AUX NAVIGATEURS LES PERLIS DES BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE

A RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst/Reich Labour Service) membership stick pin

on a background of rays encompassed by a wreath of oak leaves tied with a ribbon at the bottom

(Piis Meritis)

United Kingdom. A Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire, Civil Division, Knights Commander (Kbe) Newly Listed 1915 at the Toronto RecruitingInstituted in 1917. Civil Division. Type II (1935 Present). The neck decoration, in silver gilt, with light blue and red enamels, the obverse medallion presenting the inscription FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE, with surmounting crown, the reverse bears the crowned monogram GRI, measures 63. 8mm (w) x 85. 2mm (h inclusive of integral crown), weighs 56. 5 grams (inclusive of ribbon), enamels intact, a lovely decoration in extremely fine condition. The star of