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Currently, the most commonly worn medal is uniface of gilt bronze, 30 mm in diameter. It consists of a white enamel star encircled by a wreath of oak and laurel leaves. The medal hangs from a ribbon of blue and yellow. When the ribbon bar is worn alone it has a white star clasp.
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La Grande
Chancellerie de la Légion d'honneur does not recognize this medal, or the military version, as an official decoration, therefore it is not mentioned on any order of precedence list. However, in view of the importance which many of its owners have, it is widely worn.
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Maurice Barres, advocate of the
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On July 18, 1918, a decree made at the initiative of
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Medal for civilian prisoners, deportees and hostages of the 1914-1918 Great War
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North Africa
Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal
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Medal for deportation and internment for acts of resistance
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Honour medal for civilian personnel of the
Defense Ministry
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Honour medal for youth, sports and associative engagements
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Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France
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Defence and
Internal Security Volunteer Reservists Medal
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Defence and
Internal Security Volunteer Reservists Medal
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United
Nations operations in Korea commemorative medal
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National Medal of Recognition for victims of terrorism
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Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures
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1016:Commemorative medal of the 1860 China Expedition
1004:Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign
589:Honour medal of the Judicial Protection of Youth
163:Ribbons of the French military and civil awards
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1472:United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon medal
1079:Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal (1892)
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1067:Tonkin Expedition commemorative medal (1885)
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1413:Middle East operations commemorative medal
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1985:Military awards and decorations of France
216:Orders, decorations, and medals of France
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1055:Commemorative medal of the 1870–1871 War
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404:Honour medal for courage and devotion
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1154:1914–1918 Inter-Allied Victory medal
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1598:Order of the Three-Golden Fleeces
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251:Order of the Legion of Honour
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828:Volunteer combatant's cross
565:Medal for internal security
416:Honour medal of Aeronautics
315:Order of Agricultural Merit
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1934:Order of Merit of Cameroon
1848:Order of Indochinese Merit
1670:Order of the Cross of July
1646:Decoration of the Fidelity
1484:French commemorative medal
1166:Dardanelles campaign medal
637:Medal of the French Family
625:Insigne des blessés civils
101:Insigne des blessés civils
22:Insigne des blessés civils
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168:List of wound decorations
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148:Description of the Medal
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1872:Order of the Black Star
1705:Order of Military Merit
1586:Order of the Iron Crown
1574:Order of Military Merit
476:Honour medal of customs
327:Order of Maritime Merit
303:Order of Academic Palms
88:Ribbon Bar of the Medal
1860:Order of Saharan Merit
1801:Order of Public Health
1789:Order of Artisan Merit
1622:Decoration of The Lily
1538:Order of Saint Michael
1292:Italian Campaign medal
888:National Defence Medal
379:Decorations and medals
1813:Order of Postal Merit
1741:Order of Labour Merit
1729:Order of Social Merit
1178:Orient campaign medal
601:Honour medal for work
1825:Order of Sport Merit
1717:Order of Civil Merit
1658:Medal of the wounded
1610:Order of the Reunion
1562:Order of Saint Louis
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1362:Recusant's insignia
362:Order of Tahiti Nui
268:Order of Liberation
1460:North Africa medal
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