Third Republic, Ministry of the Interior, First Class, silver Lifesaving Medal with gilt wreath, Second (1872-95) Type (Det Charles D. 1892), very fine Charles Desiré Det was a Guardien de la Paix, Bouches-du-Rhône, the following is a translation of the citation taken from the Journal Official 29 April 1892: ‘On 14 January 1892 he showed courage by arresting a dangerous malefactor, who armed with a rifle, threatened with death anyone who tried to approach. The agent Det already holds a Second Class medal’ [with copied research].

Estimate: GBP 150 - 200