France, Kingdom. A Crimea Period French Officer's Gorget, c.1855 United Republic of suffered the severing of their

suffered the severing of their supply line by enemy action

84 mm x 42

the obverse centre presenting the Austrian eagle with a laurel wreath above

71 mm x 109 mm)

France, Kingdom. A Crimea Period French Officer's Gorget, c.1855 United Republic of suffered the severing of theirA Crimea Period c. 1855 French Officer's Gorget Brass base with a silver insignia affixed in the centre, the insignia illustrating a left facing rooster, its right foot on a cannonball inscribed "FRANCE", its left foot on a flagpole, crossed French flags on flagpoles below, inscribed "LIBERTE" on the left one and "ORDRE PUBLIC" on the right one, oak leaf clusters around the tops of both flagpoles, the junction of the two flagpoles passing through a