France Military Medal Valor & Discipline 9th Type 1961

FRANCE: Medal for military merit "Valor and 
Discipline 1870" (or simply "Military Medal" in 
French). 
This is the 9th version of the medal with the coat 
of arms being attached on the medallion with loop 
and ring (instead of a hinge used at the common 
WW1 type) and 3 stars on the obverse instead of 
the year "1870". 
This is the Colonial Wars era variation of the 
medal, as being issued by the 5th French Republic
since 1961.
The Military Medal was created by Emperor Louis 
Napoleon in 1852 to be awarded specifically to 
non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and soldiers 
for completion of 8 years of military service, for 
bravery in front of the enemy as well as for acts 
of courage and devotion to duty. 
The military medal ranks 3rd among the Decora-
tions and Orders of the French Republic, being 
inferior only to the Order of the National Legion 
of Honor and to the Order of the Liberation. 
There are nine main versions and nearly 30 
variations of the medal.

FULL SIZE

5th French Republic - 1961

Item 100% original - ribbon original

Condition as on the photos

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