France, Iv Republic. Two Orders Of Merit For Tourism, Ii Class Officer & Iii Class Knight, C.1955 GTRexclude After the Duchy of Nassau

After the Duchy of Nassau was annexed by Prussia in 1866 and Adolphe became Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1890

copyrighted in 1994

obverse illustrating a bird clinging to the trunk of a tree

circumscribed by his name and rank

mild surface oxidation

France, Iv Republic. Two Orders Of Merit For Tourism, Ii Class Officer & Iii Class Knight, C.1955 GTRexclude After the Duchy of NassauOrdre du Mrite Touristique. Instituted in 1949. II Class Officer (in silver gilt, marked with a "1" flanked by cornucopia hallmarks and engraver marked "POILLERAT" on the reverse, measuring 31. 5 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), large rosette on its original ribbon); and III Class Knight (in silvered bronze, cornucopia hallmarked, marked "BRONZE" and engraver marked "POILLERAT" on the reverse, measuring 31. 5 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), original ribbon). Very light