France, I Empire. An Order of the Legion of Honour, Officer in Gold, c.1808 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac (57670 PTE

(57670 PTE

on loops for suspension from period original tibbons with pentagonal backplates and horizontal pinbacks

2nd Brigade of the Schofield Barracks in Hawaii

1919 (London Gazette 3369

France, I Empire. An Order of the Legion of Honour, Officer in Gold, c.1808 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac (57670 PTE(Ordre national de la Lgion d'honneur). Instituted in 1802. Type I (1806 1808). In Gold, a beautiful Legion of honour with five with enamelled Maltese arms, the green enamelled laurel and oak leaf wreath in each quadrant are crisp, the central medallion features a right facing profile of Napoleon, surrounded on a blue enamelled ring inscribed NAPOLEON EMP. DES FRANCOIS, the reverse medallion features a left facing eagle with outstretched wings