FRANCE Two medals of honor for acts of devotion of 2nd class: -one from the July Monarchy period. Obverse with the profile of the King by Barre. Reverse side with attribution to Pierre MARTIN (1844). Silver hallmark of the Monnaie de Paris. Tricolor ribbon. Shots. T.B. to T.T.B. -One of the IInd Republic period. Obverse " FRENCH REPUBLIC ". Reverse with attribution to Jaccques E. CARDON ( 1849). Silver hallmark of the Monnaie de Paris. Tricolor ribbon. T.T.B. History : We find a medal of devotion given to a Pierre Martin, former zouave having saved a comrade who was going to drown in a river of Oued Allahah in July 1844. However, this medal was awarded to him in November 1853 by decision of the Prince President (and not under the July Monarchy).