FI01 Military and Native Guard Merit Medal
FI03 Early Honor Medals before 1900
FI03 Honor Medal of the Government General
FI08 Penitentiary Service Medal
FI11 Indochina Posts and Telegraph Medal
FI12 Indochina Posts, Telegraph, & Telephone Medal
FI13 Indochina Radio Service Medal
FI15 Overseas France Railways Medal for Indochina
FI06 | POLICE MEDAL | |||
Médaille de la Police one class – established March 9, 1918, amended June 6, 1925 |
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For: | members of the Indochina police for merit or 15 years of service, 10 of which in the Indochina police | |||
Design: | round breast badge, silver, 27mm across, with suspension ribbon | |||
Obverse: | wearing a Liberty cap and wreath, the head of a woman symbolic of the Republic facing right, with inscription around; | |||
Reverse: | in the center the inscription “HONNEUR ET MÉRITE”, with an olive branch below, and the inscription around “POLICE DE L'INDOCHINE“; | |||
Suspension: | knob | |||
Ribbon: | first: | 29mm or 35mm; horizontal stripes of green, black 20mm in height, red (nearest the badge) | ||
second (1925): | 40mm; horizontal stripes of light green, yellow, red, each 5mm in height |
The first ribbon was reportedly changed because it resembled too closely the ribbon for the Indochina Customs Medal. 60 medals were to be given annually to Europeans and 40 to natives.
6/A | Version INDOCHINE FRANÇAISE | |||
Design: | Obverse: inscription around "INDOCHINE FRANÇAISE" |
FI06 Police Medal Version INDOCHINE FRANÇAISE - with second ribbon
FI06 Police Medal Version INDOCHINE FRANÇAISE
(but with constructed Customs Medal ribbon - which is similar but swapped top and bottom from Police ribbon)
FI06 Police Medal Version INDOCHINE FRANÇAISE - thinner and ligher example (14gm vs 18gm)
(collection P. Dèmogé)
FI06 Police Medal Version INDOCHINE FRANÇAISE - with hallmark for silver
6/B | Version REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE | |||
Design: | Obverse: inscription around "REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE" |
FI06 Police Medal Version REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE - Second Ribbon