marked "40/2" on the reverse of the crown suspension
releasing with a functional stud on the handle
reverse illustrating a soldier
on His Majesty's Birthday
The facsimile is indecipherable
France, Napoleonic. A Miniature Group Of Four Orders, In Gold, C. 1890 Auction Archive marked "40/2" on the reverseFrance, Legion of Honor, Type III. Second Restoration Period 1816 1830. In Gold, a white Maltese cross with ball finials and green enamel oak and laurel wreath in each quadrant, the obverse centerpiece presents right facing profile of Henri IV surrounded by the inscription HEN IV ROI FRT DE NA, the reverse medallion presents three Fleur de Lys surrounded by an inscription HONNEUR ET PATRIE, the badge is surmounted by a large crown suspension, measures