Syria, Republic. An Order Of Civil Merit, Ii Class, C.1953 certificate_of_authenticity A Second War Free French

A Second War Free French Resistance Armband - Red and white screen-printed ink on white cotton

1916 for overseas service

marked on pin with 835 for silver fineness

He was the husband of Beatrice Amelia Riddell (nee Livie) of Toronto and enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force on September 20

adorned by the Prussian State Crown

Syria, Republic. An Order Of Civil Merit, Ii Class, C.1953 certificate_of_authenticity A Second War Free French( ). Instituted in 1919. Type II. 1953 present issue. A II Class set consisting of an enameled white five pointed star in silver gilt, composed of arrows points with green stylized floral, presenting delicate ornament patterns in each quadrant, the reverse presenting detailed engraved Arab characters, referencing "Service to the state or to the 'Arab cause", surmounted by ornament integral suspension and elongated loop, measuring 57. 59 mm (w) x 69.