France, Kingdom. An Order of Saint Louis, Officer with Crown, in Gold, c.1815 GTRexclude or other acts of personal

or other acts of personal courage

and was interned on July 18th

clockwise from the 12 o'clock position: D-DAY

the exterior bearing an inscription of “LUFTSCHUTZ NSDAP” in Fraktur script

measuring 35 mm (w) x 15

France, Kingdom. An Order of Saint Louis, Officer with Crown, in Gold, c.1815 GTRexclude or other acts of personalInstituted April 5, 1693. In Gold, a beautiful Order of St. Louis, with a crown of the Order of the Legion of Honour, featuring a partially white enamelled cross with ball finials, the obverse medallion featuring a richly enamelled St. Louis encircled by a blue ring inscribed LUD. M. INST. 1693, the reverse medallion with a sword piercing a green enamel wreath on a red field, a dark blue enamel surround inscribed BELLICE VIRTUTIS PRAEMIUM, surmounted