FRANCE: Overseas Commemorative Medal,
with 2 clasps "Lebanon" and "Surface Fleet".
A rare combination of bars, issued to a
memberof the French Navy.
The bars were respectively awarded for the
UN peacekeeping mission following the Israeli
invasion in Lebanon in 1978 and for service
aboard vessels of the French Navy Surface
Fleet.
The Colonial medal was established in 1893.
The Overseas Medal replaced the Colonial
medal in 1962.
It is awarded to military personnel who
operated overseas, usually in the former
French colonies and protectorates. The areas
of service are indicated by a gilt campaign
clasp. Currently there are 13 such clasps
established.
FULL SIZE
1980s
Item 100% original - ribbon original
Condition as on the photos
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