France Cross of the French Society for the Relief of the Wounded of the Military, Army and Navy of France 1864

Bronze 37x32 mm.; with original ribbon; The acronym SBM stands for Association for Aiding the Wounded Military. The French Association (Society) for Aiding the Wounded Military was established in 1864, following the signing of the Geneva Convention 1 year earlier (1863). The Association operated on voluntary basis and offered its services both in France and in the French Colonies overseas.In 1940 the the French Association for Aiding the Wounded, the Union of French Women and the Association of French Women were merged to officially establish the French Red Cross. Condition-I-II