France, Third Republic. A Miniature Order of the Legion of Honour, in Gold and Diamonds, by Chobillon, c.1880 Auction Archive 10 mm (w) x 47

10 mm (w) x 47

oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered feinzink

Upon arrival

Seven and a half months after arriving in England

awarded on 14 August 1941 for a single wound suffered on 27 July

France, Third Republic. A Miniature Order of the Legion of Honour, in Gold and Diamonds, by Chobillon, c.1880 Auction Archive 10 mm (w) x 47(Ordre National de la Lgion d'honneur). Instituted in 1802. (1870 1951 Issue). In Gold and silver, a French made cross, presenting a Maltese cross full of old cut diamonds with diamond ball finials, emerald laurel and oak leaf wreath segments in each quadrant, the obverse central medallion in Gold features a rightward facing effigy of Marianne surrounded in a blue enamel ring inscribed REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 1870, the reverse central medallion in Gold