France, Ii Empire. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, V Class Knight, C.1860 Buy Now in 18k gold with excellent

in 18k gold with excellent white and red enamels

the reverse bearing the handwritten names and unit numbers of 20 of the subjects

and with the throat retained by a single mounted screw

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France, Ii Empire. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, V Class Knight, C.1860 Buy Now in 18k gold with excellent(Ordre de la Lgion d'Honneur, Chevalier). Instituted in 1802. (1852 1870). In silver with blue, white and green enamels, both centrepieces in Gold, hallmarked with a boar's head on the tip of the ribbon on the reverse, measuring 43 mm (w) x 69. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally pierced ball suspension, both sides with chipping and crazing evident in the white enamels on all five arms, along with loss of the green enamels on the wreath in