France: Cross of Honour for Humanitarian Works, Knight grade.
Condition: tarnishing to enamel, Very fine
The Union Philanthropique des Oeuvres Françaises was founded in Paris in 1937, to encourage charitable works. In 1954, the Union merged with Oeuvre Humanitaire, founded in Toulouse in 1920, and subsequent awards have been made by the Comité de Récompense de l'Oeuvre Humanitaire et du Mérite Philanthropique for voluntary humanitarian, social and philanthropic achievement. The Cross of Honour for Humanitarian Works is awarded for outstanding humanitarian work.