France, II Empire. A Pair of Orders of the Legion of Honour, Knight consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac bronze with light blue enamels

bronze with light blue enamels

WEST 1914” (“MEMENTO OF THE VICTORIOUS STRUGGLE IN EAST AND WEST 1914”)

of fine quality French manufacture

Instituted on 15 November 1912

measuring 990 mm x 43 mm

France, II Empire. A Pair of Orders of the Legion of Honour, Knight consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac bronze with light blue enamels(Ordre National de la Lgion dhonneur). II Empire (1852 1870). In silver with white, blue, and green enamels, each of the arms finished with ball finials, green enamelled wreath segments in each quadrant, obverse center shows profile of Luis Napoleon facing right with inscription NAPOLEON EMPEREUR DES FRANCAIS in the blue enamel ring surrounding the centerpiece, reverse centerpiece shows an eagle surrounded by blue enamelled ring with the inscription