A French Knights Life-Savers Of The Alpes Maritimes Award Newly Listed the Wing was under shell

the Wing was under shell fire for nearly a month but despite the great difficulties caused by this constant shelling his magnificent example to all ranks kept them at work so that the airfield was never unserviceable and aircraft never ceased to operate

finely hand-painted centrepiece

3 mm x 40 mm

2 mm inclusive of its integral ring suspension

obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of Franz Joseph I above an open-ended centred by a "I"

A French Knights Life-Savers Of The Alpes Maritimes Award Newly Listed the Wing was under shellA French Knights Life Savers of the Alpes Maritimes Award Silver gilt with blue and black enamels, convex, maker marked "LEMAITRE Ft PARIS R. COQUILLIERE" on the reverse, 38. 2 mm x 50. 5 mm inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Alpes Maritime Department on the Mediterranean Sea bordering Italy is renowned for the French Riviera, including the towns of Nice and Cannes.