France: Medal of Honour for Physical Education and Sports (1946-1951), 1st Class Gold Grade, silver-gilt with Rosette on ribbon. Rare.
Condition: Good Very Fine.
Instituted on 27th November 1946. Intended to distinguish people dedicated to the sporting cause. On 3rd December 1956, the steps taken by Henri Schumacher, first president of the National Association of Medalists in Physical Education and Sports (ANMEPS), founded five years earlier in 1951, led to the creation of the Order of Sports Merit in three grades, and the institution of the Medal of Honour for Youth and Sports in only one grade. When the order is established, holders of the Medal of Honour for Physical Education and Sports were reclassified as follows: holders of the bronze level become holders of the Medal of Honour for Youth and Sports ; holders of the silver echelon become Knights of the Order of Sporting Merit; and holders of the gold echelon become Officers of the Order of Sporting Merit
