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medal, order

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human history
  • Other Name

    Commander of the Order of Sports Merit (descriptive name)

    Sir Edmund Hillary (associated name)

  • Description

    Republic of France: Commander of the Order of Sports Merit

    Merite Sportif

    Badge of the Order on a neck ribbon

    Case of issue

    Lapel rosette

    Newspaper clipping: "Le Figaro 17/6/60"

    "SIR EDMUND HILLARY / recoit les insignes / de commandeur du Merite sportif

    Sir Edmund Hillary, vainqueur de l’Everest, a recu, hier après-midi de M. Maurice Herzog, vainqueur de l’Annapurna et haut commissaire a la Jeunesse et aux sports, les insignes de commandeur du Merite sportif.

    Cette decoration, creee il ya deux ans, n’avait ete, jusqu’a present, decernee qu’a de tres grands sportifs francais et a deux etrangers.

    Apres la ceremonie, Maurice Herzog et Hillary ont longuement parle de la prochaine expedition de ce dernier dans l’Himalaya."

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    2014.7.13
  • Accession Date
    19 Feb 2014
  • Other Id

    il2011.13.73 (loan number)

    il2011.13 (loan number)

    12

    il2002.7.22 (loan number)

    16797 (Asset Register)

  • Department
  • Display Room
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