France Iii Republic. An Order Of The Academic Palms, Ii Class Officer, C.1900 Hold a home guard unit

a home guard unit

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 358 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

standard buckram backing covered by black felt

(21154463 SIG

marked 18K

France Iii Republic. An Order Of The Academic Palms, Ii Class Officer, C.1900 Hold a home guard unitOrdre des Palmes Acadmiques. Instituted in 1808. Type II (1850 1955). In silver with purple enamels, marked with a boar's head and maker marked "A B R" within a diamond shaped frame on the leafing just to the left of the ball suspension on the obverse, measuring 28. 8 mm (w) x 40. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, large rosette on its original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Academic Palms