France Red Cross Medal Recompense Gold Class 2nd Type 1st Form 1950 with Ribbon Bar

FRANCE: French Red Cross Medal of 
Recompense, 2nd type, 1st form, Gold (gilt) 
Class. 
With the respective ribbon bar by ABC in Paris.
The Red Cross Medal of Recompense was 
instituted in 3 classes (bronze, silver and gold) 
in 1940. 
This is the 2nd type of the award issued since 
1950.
The 1st form of the medal with cut out "CRF" 
initials next to each arm of the Cross, as of 
this example, was awarded early in the 1950s 
to participants of WW2. 
The French Red Cross was officially 
established in 1940 following the merger of 
the Union of French Women, the French 
Society of Aiding the Wounded and the 
Association of French Women.
The Cross is rare.

FULL SIZE

WW2 1940 - 1945

Item 100% original - ribbon, ribbon bar original

Condition as on the photos
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