French Indochina, Annam (Protectorate). An Order of Agricultural Merit, I Class Commander, c. 1940, Scarce Auction musty smell with evidence of

musty smell with evidence of mold stains on the leather liner

(Deutscher Radfahrer-Verband =DRV): Three-piece construction

IV Class Officer: multi-piece construction

the obverse depicts the ruins of a castle and the inscription “N

the reverse with a handwritten inscription indicating the photo was taken and that the three-man crew (named) was killed

French Indochina, Annam (Protectorate). An Order of Agricultural Merit, I Class Commander, c. 1940, Scarce Auction musty smell with evidence of(Mnh Nng Bi Tnh Ordre de Mrite Agricole). Instituted in 1936. In bronze gilt with red, white, green, blue, brown and black enamels, unmarked, measuring 61. 6 mm (w) x 71. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, intact enamels, on an incorrect but similar full length neck ribbon, better than extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Agricultural Merit was instituted on March 2, 1936 and was awarded for services rendered to agriculture, in three grades: I