Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

France, Fifth Republic, Order of the National Economy, Officer’s breast badge, 54mm including cog suspension x 40mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband, good very fine £80-£120

The French Order of the National Economy was instituted on 6 January 1954 as an award to those individuals, French and foreign, who had aided the French economy. It came in three classes (Commander, Officer, and Chevalier). It was discontinued on 3 December 1963, and replaced by the general National Order of Merit.