France: Medal of Honour for Foreign Affairs

Médaille d'honneur des affaires étrangères

Ribbon: Equal stripes of blue, white, and red.

Instituted: 28 July 1816.

Awarded: To foreigners for exceptional acts of courage on French soil in time of war..

Type 1
1816-1861
Type 2
1861-1887
Type 3
1887-2010
Type 3a with Swords
1887-1917
Type 3b with Swords
1917-2010
Type 4
2010-date
Class 1 Sorry - no picture of obverse Sorry - no picture of reverse
Class 2 Sorry - no picture of obverse Sorry - no picture of reverse
Class 3 Class 3, Obverse Class 3, Reverse
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Page last updated: 10 October 2023