France, Ii Empire. A Legion D'honneur, Knight C.1860 Auction 30mm (width) x 61

30mm (width) x 61

A Deutsches Reich Abzeichen für Leibesübungen (DRL) Sports Badge Miniature Pin

le 30 Octobre 1945 / Vu

the reverse with typical Spanish centre pin and dual stays

confectioned neck ribbon for a Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

France, Ii Empire. A Legion D'honneur, Knight C.1860 Auction 30mm (width) x 61(Legion D'Honneur). Instituted 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte. 1852 1870 issue. An exceptional Second Empire Knights model, consisting of a white enameled five pointed star with ball finials in silver, featuring surrounded green enameled laurel and oak wreath in each quadrant, obverse centre in Gold (weighting 18K) exhibiting a facing right portrait of Napoleon, encircled by a blue enameled border inscribed NAPOLEON EMPEREUR DES FRANCAIS (Napoleon Emperor