France Red Cross Medal of Recompense 2nd type Gold class

In an very good condition a rare French Red Cross Medal of Recompense 2nd type Gold Class. The Red Cross Medal of Recompense was instituted in 3 classes (bronze, silver and gold) in 1940. This is the 2nd type, 2nd form of the award, issued since 1950 to participants of the Colonial Wars and posterior conflicts. The French Red Cross was officially established in 1940 following the merger of the Union of French Women, the French Society of Aiding the Wounded and the Association of French Women.