France, Republic. A Croix De Guerre,1914-1918 With Multiple Awards Auction Archive four eyelets (two on either

four eyelets (two on either side) with a brown cotton drawstring fed through the eyelets at the rear for an adjustable fit

maker marked “RZM M4/24/4” on reverse

Footnote: Corporal Frances Hardy

Austria: War Cross for Civil Merit

and above it the Knight’s Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern

France, Republic. A Croix De Guerre,1914-1918 With Multiple Awards Auction Archive four eyelets (two on eitherSilvered bronze (AKA "Florentine Bronze"), unmarked, "1914 1918" reverse, 37. 5 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its ball suspension, two silver palm branches, one bronze star and three silver stars on its original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: Just prior to 1970, many French bronze awards and badges were issued with a bright gilt (silvered) finish known as "Florentine Bronze".