France, Republic. An Order Of The Honey Bee, Officer, C.1925 Hold also darkened

also darkened

some with elaborate and expensive inlays and craftsmanship

on November 8

Luftwaffe Captain's (Hauptmann) Shoulder Board Pair - Four rows of aluminum bullion wire cords

as he was "Unable to meet the required military physical standards"

France, Republic. An Order Of The Honey Bee, Officer, C.1925 Hold also darkened(Ordre de l'abeille mellifre). Instituted in 1703. In silver gilt with red, white, blue and green enamels, marked with Dutch script letter ""V"" duty mark on the tip of the ribbon on the reverse, the mark used for imported gold and silver objects with the ""V"" representing the Dutch word vreemd"" which translates to ""foreign"" (the mark gives no guarantee of standard of fineness and was intended for imported objects only, however sometimes by