French 1st Convict Battalion 3rd Foreign Infantry Regt (3° R.E.I.) Badge AURIS Orsolini Victory Medal rank of Hauptmann (Captain)

rank of Hauptmann (Captain)

A fine original cap badge of the 16th The Queen's Lancers

and blue stripes symbolising the Union Jack

light discolouration

and later extended to those involved in the March 1939 occupation of Prague

French 1st Convict Battalion 3rd Foreign Infantry Regt (3° R.E.I.) Badge AURIS Orsolini Victory Medal rank of Hauptmann (Captain)An original and scarce French Foreign Legion badge of the 1st (Convict) Battalion of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3 R. E. I.). WW2 era insignia. 28 x 39 mm. Alloy with gilding and enamels. Type with dark blue sky, yellow Kasbah, black convict in foreground, brown dunes, and green grass and palm tree. AUGIS LYON in capital letters to the reverse. Enamels are intact. The gilding showing discolouration. Missing the pin.