A Franco-Prussian War French Padre's Crucifix Auction East Front medal

East Front medal

awarded the Defence Medal

The stitching remains intact on the leather liner but exhibits wear along with a few holes

and also comes with attached RZM paper label

A Franco-Prussian War French Padre's Crucifix Auction East Front medalMulti piece construction, bronze and silvered bronze with blue and red enamels, on a silver cross base, illustrating an ornate cross placed upon a traditional cross base, the ornate cross with the coat of arms of the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine at the junction, flanked by disks representing the Franco Prussian War, inscribed "1870" at the left and "1871" at the right, the arms surmounted by two crowns and bar inscribed "FRANCE", a disk at the