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Grand Marnier Cordon Jaune was the original Marnier orange liqueur.  Produced with neutral grain spirit, it was essentially a Triple Sec or Curaçao.  Louis-Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle, the creator of Grand Marnier, later replaced the base spirit with Cognac, and thus was born the more famous Cordon Rouge.  Sadly, Gruppo Campari ceased production of Cordon Jaune on 1 January, 2017, after having acquired the Marnier portfolio.

This bottle from the 1940s lacks is front label, but is given away by the yellow ribbon, or cordon jaune.  The paper capsule, used during the 1940s when the metal rations were still inlace following WWII, and the frosted lettering to the glass reveal the early date.