France, First Empire. A Legion D'honneur, Officer's Cross, Type Iii, C.1809 Buy Now retaining its crossgraining

retaining its crossgraining

He was later posted to the Casualty Company at Exhibition Camp

1928 Matthiessen joined the NSDAP

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with a portion being annexed and the remainder turned into the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia

France, First Empire. A Legion D'honneur, Officer's Cross, Type Iii, C.1809 Buy Now retaining its crossgrainingA fine early cross in silver with blue, white and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, hallmarked with French silver content hallmark on ring, fasces with blade in centre, dating the order 1809 1819, measuring 37 mm (w) x 57. 5 mm (h inclusive of its crown suspension), with red ball of wool within the crown, on fine delicate original ribbon, minor enamel loss to green laurels and white cross, otherwise near very fine. Footnote: The Legion of Honour (AKA