France, Napoleonic Kingdom. A Decoration Of Fidelity, C.1830 Newly Listed An 1860 Imperial Russian Moscow

An 1860 Imperial Russian Moscow Academy of Commerce Medal

more augustly classicizing one by Louis-Napoléon (later Napoléon III)

the twelve o’clock arm with an integral loop and suspension ring connecting to a period original ribbon with a gilded oak leaves

It features an 85 cm-long

France, Napoleonic Kingdom. A Decoration Of Fidelity, C.1830 Newly Listed An 1860 Imperial Russian MoscowInstituted February 5 1816. In silver, a five point white enamelled star with ball finials, the obverse Gold medallion has been replaced, bearing a left facing portrait which has been filed down and the center projects a silver orb connecting to the reverse medallion, the blue enamelled surrounding ring is inscribed FIDELITE DEVOUEMENT (Fidelity, Devotion), the reverse medallion in Gold presents a central silver Fleur de lys with a surrounding blue