France. Ii Empire. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, Miniature Knight Cross, C.1870 Auction Archive hallmarked twice by Austro-Hungarian hallmark

hallmarked twice by Austro-Hungarian hallmark denoting silver fineness of

The interior features an eight-panel brown leather liner

a card dated to January 22

2 mm x 378

France. Ii Empire. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, Miniature Knight Cross, C.1870 Auction Archive hallmarked twice by Austro-Hungarian hallmark(Ordre national de la Lgion d'honneur). Instituted 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte. Type VII (1852 1870 Issue). Of high quality manufacture, an enameled white ball tipped five armed cross in silver, with enameled green laurel and oak wreath in each quadrant, surmounted by a typical of period Imperial crown in silver, with obverse center featuring a superimposed Napoleons portrait in Gold, surrounded by an elegant enameled blue ring inscribed REPUBLIQUE